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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 54
إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ يُغْشِى ٱلَّيْلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُۥ حَثِيثًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ وَٱلنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَٰتٍۭ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلْخَلْقُ وَٱلْأَمْرُ ۗ تَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Indeed your Lord is Allâh, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He rose over (Istawâ) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His Command. Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed is Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكُمُ
rabbakumu
your Lord
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
فِى
fī
in
سِتَّةِ
sittati
six
أَيَّامٍۢ
ayyāmin
epochs
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
ٱسْتَوَىٰ
is'tawā
He ascended
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلْعَرْشِ
l-ʿarshi
the Throne
يُغْشِى
yugh'shī
He covers
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
ٱلنَّهَارَ
l-nahāra
(with) the day
يَطْلُبُهُۥ
yaṭlubuhu
seeking it
حَثِيثًۭا
ḥathīthan
rapidly
وَٱلشَّمْسَ
wal-shamsa
and the sun
وَٱلْقَمَرَ
wal-qamara
and the moon
وَٱلنُّجُومَ
wal-nujūma
and the stars
مُسَخَّرَٰتٍۭ
musakharātin
subjected
بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗ
bi-amrihi
by His command
أَلَا
alā
Unquestionably
لَهُ
lahu
for Him
ٱلْخَلْقُ
l-khalqu
(is) the creation
وَٱلْأَمْرُ ۗ
wal-amru
and the command
تَبَارَكَ
tabāraka
blessed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
رَبُّ
rabbu
Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
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 54) ➊ {اِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ …… :} These six days cannot mean the six days of the world, because their existence is from the sun and the earth, and at that time there was neither sun nor earth. Now, either it means the day of a thousand years which Allah Almighty mentioned in this verse: «وَ اِنَّ يَوْمًا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ كَاَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّوْنَ » [ الحج : ۴۷ ] "And a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of what you count," or it means six periods. By reflecting on various verses of the Noble Qur’an, it can also be understood what was created in each period. See Surah Ha Meem As-Sajdah (10). From authentic ahadith, it is known that the creation began on Yawm al-Ahad (Sunday) and was completed on Friday. (Ibn Kathir, Al-Manar) If Allah Almighty had willed, He could have created everything in a moment with the word {’’ كُنْ ‘‘}, but His wisdom required it to be done in the manner He did. Some scholars have deduced from this to do one’s work gradually.
➋ { ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ:} This phrase of the verse has come in six places in the Qur’an. The seventh place is in Surah Ta Ha (5) «اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوٰى». Its meaning is to rise above the Throne. The righteous predecessors affirmed Allah Almighty on the Throne without interpretation, thus it is narrated that the meaning of "Istiwa" is known, but its modality is beyond our intellect; its affirmation is the essence of faith and its denial is disbelief. This is the doctrine of all four Imams. Therefore, the correct belief is that Allah Almighty is separate from all creation and is on the Throne, yet His knowledge and power encompass all. This is the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah, and it is established from authentic ahadith that the Throne of Allah Almighty encompasses the heavens and the earth. (Ibn Kathir, Shawkani)
➌ { يَطْلُبُهٗ حَثِيْثًا:} That is, after the night, the day comes swiftly, there is no interval.
➍ { مُسَخَّرٰتٍۭ بِاَمْرِهٖ:} That is, the time and path that Allah Almighty has appointed for them, they continue upon it and do not deviate from it even by a hair’s breadth.
➎ { اَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَ الْاَمْرُ:} That is, just as there is no partner with Him in creation, likewise the command is also His alone, no one else shares in it, whether it is the creative command that runs throughout the universe, or the legislative command, that is, the law of the Shari’ah which He has given to His servants with a certain degree of choice, and according to which there will be reward or punishment of Paradise or Hell.
➋ { ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ:} This phrase of the verse has come in six places in the Qur’an. The seventh place is in Surah Ta Ha (5) «اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوٰى». Its meaning is to rise above the Throne. The righteous predecessors affirmed Allah Almighty on the Throne without interpretation, thus it is narrated that the meaning of "Istiwa" is known, but its modality is beyond our intellect; its affirmation is the essence of faith and its denial is disbelief. This is the doctrine of all four Imams. Therefore, the correct belief is that Allah Almighty is separate from all creation and is on the Throne, yet His knowledge and power encompass all. This is the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah, and it is established from authentic ahadith that the Throne of Allah Almighty encompasses the heavens and the earth. (Ibn Kathir, Shawkani)
➌ { يَطْلُبُهٗ حَثِيْثًا:} That is, after the night, the day comes swiftly, there is no interval.
➍ { مُسَخَّرٰتٍۭ بِاَمْرِهٖ:} That is, the time and path that Allah Almighty has appointed for them, they continue upon it and do not deviate from it even by a hair’s breadth.
➎ { اَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَ الْاَمْرُ:} That is, just as there is no partner with Him in creation, likewise the command is also His alone, no one else shares in it, whether it is the creative command that runs throughout the universe, or the legislative command, that is, the law of the Shari’ah which He has given to His servants with a certain degree of choice, and according to which there will be reward or punishment of Paradise or Hell.
