سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 98
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَفْقَهُونَ ﴿98﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam), and has given you a place of residing (on the earth or in your mother’s wombs) and a place of storage [in the earth (in your graves) or in your father’s loins]. Indeed, We have explained in detail Our revelations (this Qur’ân) for people who understand.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
أَنشَأَكُم
ansha-akum
(has) produced you
مِّن
min
from
نَّفْسٍۢ
nafsin
a soul
وَٰحِدَةٍۢ
wāḥidatin
single
فَمُسْتَقَرٌّۭ
famus'taqarrun
so (there is) a place of dwelling
وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌۭ ۗ
wamus'tawdaʿun
and a resting place
قَدْ
qad
Certainly
فَصَّلْنَا
faṣṣalnā
We have made clear
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Signs
لِقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَفْقَهُونَ
yafqahūna
(who) understand
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 98) ➊ {وَ هُوَ الَّذِيْۤ اَنْشَاَكُمْ مِّنْ نَّفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ … :} That is, He created you from a single soul, Adam (peace be upon him), then made for him a place of settlement and a place of entrustment. The place of settlement is the mother's womb and the place of entrustment is the father's loins. From a group of commentators, the opposite is also narrated, that is, {’’ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ ‘‘} is the father's loins and {’’مُسْتَوْدَعٌ ‘‘} is the mother's womb. Some have taken these to mean the world and the Hereafter or the grave. Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes that first, one is entrusted to the mother's womb so that gradually he may acquire the ability to live in the world, then after coming into the world, he settles there, then he will be entrusted to the grave so that gradually he may accept the effect of the Hereafter, then he will finally settle in Paradise or Hell. (Mawdih)
➋ {لِقَوْمٍ يَّفْقَهُوْنَ:} First, universal (afaqi) proofs are mentioned, which are from the world outside of man himself; in the second verse, there is an indication towards internal (infusi) proofs, which are present within man himself. Understanding internal proofs compared to the universal proofs requires a bit more contemplation, that is why here the word "understanding" is used, and regarding the former, "knowledge." (And Allah knows best)
➋ {لِقَوْمٍ يَّفْقَهُوْنَ:} First, universal (afaqi) proofs are mentioned, which are from the world outside of man himself; in the second verse, there is an indication towards internal (infusi) proofs, which are present within man himself. Understanding internal proofs compared to the universal proofs requires a bit more contemplation, that is why here the word "understanding" is used, and regarding the former, "knowledge." (And Allah knows best)
