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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 107
خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ رَبُّكَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ﴿107﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Verily, your Lord is the Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
خَـٰلِدِينَ
khālidīna
(Will be) abiding
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
مَا
mā
as long as remain
دَامَتِ
dāmati
as long as remain
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ
l-samāwātu
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضُ
wal-arḍu
and the earth
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
what your Lord wills
شَآءَ
shāa
what your Lord wills
رَبُّكَ ۚ
rabbuka
what your Lord wills
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
فَعَّالٌۭ
faʿʿālun
(is) All-Accomplisher
لِّمَا
limā
of what
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
He intends
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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107. They will remain there as long as the heavens and the earth endure [119], except as your Lord wills, for your Lord is always able to do whatever He wills [120].
[119] These words are used as an idiom because the Arabs would use such expressions to denote permanence and an unlimited duration. Otherwise, these present heavens and earth will be ended at the time of Resurrection. However, considering the apparent wording, it is possible to interpret them as referring to the heavens and earth of the Hereafter.
[120]
Are the Consequences of Deeds Unchangeable?
This verse refutes those misguided people who believe that the effects Allah has placed in things always produce results accordingly, and that it is impossible for these results to be altered. In reality, this belief is a denial of Allah’s absolute power. They give the example that if someone has consumed poison, he must inevitably die, and that death is such a certainty that there is no cure for it. However, the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah is that if Allah wills, He can save even the one who has consumed poison. Similarly, if Allah wills, He can forgive a criminal after giving him a little punishment or even without any punishment at all.
[119] These words are used as an idiom because the Arabs would use such expressions to denote permanence and an unlimited duration. Otherwise, these present heavens and earth will be ended at the time of Resurrection. However, considering the apparent wording, it is possible to interpret them as referring to the heavens and earth of the Hereafter.
[120]
Are the Consequences of Deeds Unchangeable?
This verse refutes those misguided people who believe that the effects Allah has placed in things always produce results accordingly, and that it is impossible for these results to be altered. In reality, this belief is a denial of Allah’s absolute power. They give the example that if someone has consumed poison, he must inevitably die, and that death is such a certainty that there is no cure for it. However, the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah is that if Allah wills, He can save even the one who has consumed poison. Similarly, if Allah wills, He can forgive a criminal after giving him a little punishment or even without any punishment at all.
