سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 81
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَـٰلًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ أَكْنَـٰنًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ ٱلْحَرَّ وَسَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Allâh has made for you out of that which He has created shades, and has made for you places of refuge in the mountains, and has made for you garments to protect you from the heat (and cold), and coats of mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence. Thus does He perfect His Favour unto you, that you may submit yourselves to His Will (in Islâm).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
(has) made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّمَّا
mimmā
from what
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
He created
ظِلَـٰلًۭا
ẓilālan
shades
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and (has) made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْجِبَالِ
l-jibāli
the mountains
أَكْنَـٰنًۭا
aknānan
shelters
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and (has) made
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
سَرَٰبِيلَ
sarābīla
garments
تَقِيكُمُ
taqīkumu
to protect you
ٱلْحَرَّ
l-ḥara
(from) the heat
وَسَرَٰبِيلَ
wasarābīla
and garments
تَقِيكُم
taqīkum
to protect you
بَأْسَكُمْ ۚ
basakum
from your (mutual) violence
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يُتِمُّ
yutimmu
He completes
نِعْمَتَهُۥ
niʿ'matahu
His Favor
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تُسْلِمُونَ
tus'limūna
submit
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81. And it is Allah Who has made for you shade from what He has created, and made shelters for you in the mountains, and made garments for you to protect you from the heat [83], and coats of armor to protect you in battle. Thus does Allah complete His favors upon you, so that you may submit [84].
[83]
Clothes for Protection from Heat and Cold:
A person needs clothing to protect himself from the cold just as he needs it to protect himself from the heat, and the clothing that protects from heat also protects from cold. Here, the specific mention of protection from heat is because the people of Arabia were unfamiliar with cold weather; generally, the climate there remains hot, especially in Makkah, where this surah was revealed, there is no cold season at all. The only difference there is that sometimes the heat is less intense and sometimes it is extremely intense.
[84] ﴿لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُوْنَ﴾ can have two meanings: one is the apparent meaning as shown in the translation, and the other is that clothing is made so that you may be protected from the heat, and war clothing or armor, etc., is made so that you may be protected from being wounded during battle. And the completion of blessings here refers to the fulfillment of all human needs, a few of which are mentioned here. Therefore, it is necessary for a person to bow his head in submission before his true Benefactor and remain obedient to Him.
[83]
Clothes for Protection from Heat and Cold:
A person needs clothing to protect himself from the cold just as he needs it to protect himself from the heat, and the clothing that protects from heat also protects from cold. Here, the specific mention of protection from heat is because the people of Arabia were unfamiliar with cold weather; generally, the climate there remains hot, especially in Makkah, where this surah was revealed, there is no cold season at all. The only difference there is that sometimes the heat is less intense and sometimes it is extremely intense.
[84] ﴿لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُوْنَ﴾ can have two meanings: one is the apparent meaning as shown in the translation, and the other is that clothing is made so that you may be protected from the heat, and war clothing or armor, etc., is made so that you may be protected from being wounded during battle. And the completion of blessings here refers to the fulfillment of all human needs, a few of which are mentioned here. Therefore, it is necessary for a person to bow his head in submission before his true Benefactor and remain obedient to Him.
