سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 28
مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of) a single person. Verily, Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Seer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَّا
mā
Not
خَلْقُكُمْ
khalqukum
(is) your creation
وَلَا
walā
and not
بَعْثُكُمْ
baʿthukum
your resurrection
إِلَّا
illā
but
كَنَفْسٍۢ
kanafsin
as a soul
وَٰحِدَةٍ ۗ
wāḥidatin
single
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
سَمِيعٌۢ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearer
بَصِيرٌ
baṣīrun
All-Seer
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.
28. Creating all of you and resurrecting you is just like creating a single soul [36] (for Allah). Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
[36]
Allah’s Creative and Descriptive Deeds:
To understand this, consider that Allah Almighty hears the calls of billions of humans at the same time. Listening to the prayer of one person does not distract or prevent Him from listening to the prayers of others. For Him, listening to the prayer of one person at a time and listening to the prayers of billions of people at the same time is the same. Furthermore, His creation is not limited to humans alone. There are millions of species and their numbers are in billions and trillions. He hears the prayers and pleas of all of them. And He hears the plea of an ant just as He hears the plea of a human. Then, the matter is not limited to just hearing. With these same perfections, He is also watching all His creation. He is aware of their apparent and hidden conditions. He is also providing them with sustenance and fulfilling all their needs. The same is the case with His creation. Creating one human is just like creating all humans for Him. At the same time, He is creating millions of humans and billions of other creatures, and on the Day of Resurrection, He will resurrect humans after death in the same way, all at once. For Him, there is no difference between resurrecting one human and resurrecting all humans.
[36]
Allah’s Creative and Descriptive Deeds:
To understand this, consider that Allah Almighty hears the calls of billions of humans at the same time. Listening to the prayer of one person does not distract or prevent Him from listening to the prayers of others. For Him, listening to the prayer of one person at a time and listening to the prayers of billions of people at the same time is the same. Furthermore, His creation is not limited to humans alone. There are millions of species and their numbers are in billions and trillions. He hears the prayers and pleas of all of them. And He hears the plea of an ant just as He hears the plea of a human. Then, the matter is not limited to just hearing. With these same perfections, He is also watching all His creation. He is aware of their apparent and hidden conditions. He is also providing them with sustenance and fulfilling all their needs. The same is the case with His creation. Creating one human is just like creating all humans for Him. At the same time, He is creating millions of humans and billions of other creatures, and on the Day of Resurrection, He will resurrect humans after death in the same way, all at once. For Him, there is no difference between resurrecting one human and resurrecting all humans.
