سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 17
أَفَمَن يَخْلُقُ كَمَن لَّا يَخْلُقُ ۗ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is then He, Who creates as one who creates not? Will you not then remember?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is He Who
يَخْلُقُ
yakhluqu
creates
كَمَن
kaman
like one who
لَّا
lā
(does) not
يَخْلُقُ ۗ
yakhluqu
create
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then will you not
تَذَكَّرُونَ
tadhakkarūna
remember
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.
17. (Now think) Can the One who creates be like the one who cannot create anything? [18] Will you not then take heed?
[18] The signs and powers of Allah mentioned above are all natural phenomena. Every person can observe them with their own eyes, and they are presented in such a straightforward manner that no special knowledge is required to understand them. Every city dweller and villager, every literate and illiterate person can look at them and reflect upon them, and it is such things that Allah has presented as evidence of His Oneness. He has asked: all of this has been created by Allah, so tell Me, what have your partners created? And if they have created nothing at all, then how can they be considered partners of Allah?
[18] The signs and powers of Allah mentioned above are all natural phenomena. Every person can observe them with their own eyes, and they are presented in such a straightforward manner that no special knowledge is required to understand them. Every city dweller and villager, every literate and illiterate person can look at them and reflect upon them, and it is such things that Allah has presented as evidence of His Oneness. He has asked: all of this has been created by Allah, so tell Me, what have your partners created? And if they have created nothing at all, then how can they be considered partners of Allah?
