سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 63
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّن نَّزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهَا لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if you were to ask them: "Who sends down water (rain) from the sky, and gives life therewith to the earth after its death?" they will surely reply: "Allâh." Say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allâh!" Nay, most of them have no sense.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
سَأَلْتَهُم
sa-altahum
you ask them
مَّن
man
Who
نَّزَّلَ
nazzala
sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۭ
māan
water
فَأَحْيَا
fa-aḥyā
and gives life
بِهِ
bihi
thereby
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
(to) the earth
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَوْتِهَا
mawtihā
its death
لَيَقُولُنَّ
layaqūlunna
Surely, they would say
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
Allah
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱلْحَمْدُ
l-ḥamdu
All Praises
لِلَّهِ ۚ
lillahi
(are) for Allah
بَلْ
bal
But
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
most of them
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
use reason
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.
And if you ask them, “Who sends down water from the sky and revives the earth with it after its death?” they will surely say, “Allah.” Say, “All praise [96] is due to Allah.” But most of them do not understand.
[96] In the sending down of rain from the sky upon the earth, and then the bringing forth of vegetation from the earth, a vast number of Allah's creatures are engaged in this process. Then, the benefits that are obtained from this rain—when one reflects upon them, the tongue of a person spontaneously utters the praise of Allah. And in the Arabic language, the phrase "Alhamdulillah" has another usage: when an argument is presented to the opposing party that is accepted by them, yet they act contrary to it, then "Alhamdulillah" is said as a means of establishing proof against them. In this verse, the word "Alhamdulillah" is used in both of its meanings.
[96] In the sending down of rain from the sky upon the earth, and then the bringing forth of vegetation from the earth, a vast number of Allah's creatures are engaged in this process. Then, the benefits that are obtained from this rain—when one reflects upon them, the tongue of a person spontaneously utters the praise of Allah. And in the Arabic language, the phrase "Alhamdulillah" has another usage: when an argument is presented to the opposing party that is accepted by them, yet they act contrary to it, then "Alhamdulillah" is said as a means of establishing proof against them. In this verse, the word "Alhamdulillah" is used in both of its meanings.
