Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have children when He has no wife? He created all things and He is the All-Knower of everything.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بَدِيعُbadīʿuOriginator
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖwal-arḍiand the earth
أَنَّىٰannāHow
يَكُونُyakūnucan be
لَهُۥlahufor Him
وَلَدٌۭwaladuna son
وَلَمْwalamwhile not
تَكُنtakun(there) is
لَّهُۥlahufor Him
صَـٰحِبَةٌۭ ۖṣāḥibatuna companion
وَخَلَقَwakhalaqaand He created
كُلَّkullaevery
شَىْءٍۢ ۖshayinthing
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
بِكُلِّbikulli(is) of every
شَىْءٍshayinthing
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunAll-Knower
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 101)➊ {بَدِيْعُالسَّمٰوٰتِوَالْاَرْضِ:} The meaning of "Badi’" is one who creates something without any prior example, that is, there was no previous example of them, He originated them. ➋ {اَنّٰىيَكُوْنُلَهٗوَلَدٌ … :} After refuting the polytheists, now those are refuted who believed Allah has offspring. It is said, how can Allah have offspring, when offspring is that which is produced through a wife, and if someone is created without a wife, then that is a creation, not offspring, just as in the creation of the heavens and the earth or the creation of Adam (peace be upon him). (Razi)