سُوْرَةُ الْمَعَارِجِ
Surah Al-Ma'aarij (70) — Ayah 40
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَـٰدِرُونَ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So I swear by the Lord of all the [three hundred and sixty-five (365)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Able
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَآ
falā
But nay
أُقْسِمُ
uq'simu
I swear
بِرَبِّ
birabbi
by (the) Lord
ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ
l-mashāriqi
(of) the risings
وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ
wal-maghāribi
and the settings
إِنَّا
innā
that We
لَقَـٰدِرُونَ
laqādirūna
(are) surely Able
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 41,40){ فَلَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشٰرِقِ … :} The sun rises from a new place in the east every day and sets in a new place in the west. Those places are also different according to every city and every location, so the number of easts and wests cannot even be estimated. Before the oath, {’’لَا‘‘} is said to negate the statement of the deniers, then by swearing by the Lord of the easts and wests, it is stated that We are capable of destroying them and bringing better people in their place, and We are not powerless at all. The relevance of the oath is that We are the Lord of the easts and wests, the heavens and the earth and the sun, etc., all are under Our control, no one can overpower Us or escape Our grasp. We can destroy them whenever We wish and can bring better people in their place, but due to Our wisdom, We have given them respite. From this oath and its answer, another point also emerges that when We can create a completely new and better creation than them, then why can We not recreate them?
