سُوْرَةُ الْفَجْرِ
Surah Al-Fajr (89) — Ayah 3
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلشَّفْعِ
wal-shafʿi
And the even
وَٱلْوَتْرِ
wal-watri
and the odd
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 الشَّفْعِ وَ الْوَتْرِ :} Even is that number which can be divided into two equal parts, such as two, four, six, etc., and odd is that number which cannot be divided in this way, for example, one, three, five, etc. No thing in the universe is exempt from these two states when counted. All things, when increasing, go from odd to even and from even to odd, and the same happens when decreasing. For example, from one to two, then three, then four, and so on, and from ten to nine, then eight to seven, and so on.
