سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْلٰي
Surah Al-A'laa (87) — Ayah 3
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِى
wa-alladhī
And the One Who
قَدَّرَ
qaddara
measured
فَهَدَىٰ
fahadā
then guided
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 3) {وَ الَّذِيْ قَدَّرَ فَهَدٰى:} That is, He has already written everything concerning each thing by estimating what it will do. Its provision, lifespan, happiness or misery—everything has been written. This is called destiny. Allah’s estimation is not like our estimation that it could be wrong. {’’ فَهَدٰى ‘‘} Then, whoever had to do whatever, He set him on that path. Another meaning is that after creating every living being, He determined its needs by estimation—what needs it would have—then showed it the way to obtain its needs and benefits. For example, He showed the baby the way to suckle, and the male and female the way to preserve the species, and set them upon it. He showed the birds the way to return to their nests in the evening, and the honeybee the way to its hive, and set them upon it.
