سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 3
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى مَدَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنْهَـٰرًا ۖ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ جَعَلَ فِيهَا زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ يُغْشِى ٱلَّيْلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And it is He Who spread out the earth, and placed therein firm mountains and rivers and of every kind of fruits He made Zawjain Ithnaîn (two in pairs - may mean two kinds or it may mean: of two varieties, e.g. black and white, sweet and sour, small and big). He brings the night as a cover over the day. Verily, in these things, there are Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, etc.) for people who reflect.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
مَدَّ
madda
spread
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and placed
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
رَوَٰسِىَ
rawāsiya
firm mountains
وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا ۖ
wa-anhāran
and rivers
وَمِن
wamin
and from
كُلِّ
kulli
all
ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ
l-thamarāti
(of) the fruits
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
He made
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
زَوْجَيْنِ
zawjayni
pairs
ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ
ith'nayni
two
يُغْشِى
yugh'shī
He covers
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
ٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ
l-nahāra
(with) the day
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
surely (are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
yatafakkarūna
who ponder
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
3. He is the One who spread out the earth and placed on it mountains [7] and rivers, and created every kind of fruit in pairs. He covers the day with night. Surely, in these things are many signs for people who reflect.
[7] In the previous verse, evidence for the Hereafter was presented from the system of the universe. Now, proofs for Tawheed and the Hereafter are being given from the signs on the earth. That is, Allah spread out the earth and created mountains at certain specific places on it. Then, from these mountains, He caused rivers and streams to flow. Then, from this water, He produced all kinds of vegetation. And in all kinds of fruits, He created male and female. Then, for these fruits and plants to become fruitful, both sunlight and coolness were needed. Therefore, Allah created day and night. In all these matters, a special kind of order, balance, and wisdom is found, from which it becomes clearly evident that the Creator and Manager of all these things can only be one Being. If the god of rain and water were someone else, and the god of mountains, fruits, and vegetation were another, then such harmony and coordination among all these things would have been impossible.
[7] In the previous verse, evidence for the Hereafter was presented from the system of the universe. Now, proofs for Tawheed and the Hereafter are being given from the signs on the earth. That is, Allah spread out the earth and created mountains at certain specific places on it. Then, from these mountains, He caused rivers and streams to flow. Then, from this water, He produced all kinds of vegetation. And in all kinds of fruits, He created male and female. Then, for these fruits and plants to become fruitful, both sunlight and coolness were needed. Therefore, Allah created day and night. In all these matters, a special kind of order, balance, and wisdom is found, from which it becomes clearly evident that the Creator and Manager of all these things can only be one Being. If the god of rain and water were someone else, and the god of mountains, fruits, and vegetation were another, then such harmony and coordination among all these things would have been impossible.
