سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 11
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ۚ وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِۦٓ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Allâh did create you (Adam) from dust, then from Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops i.e. Adam’s offspring), then He made you pairs (male and female). And no female conceives or gives birth but with His Knowledge. And no aged man is granted a length of life nor is a part cut off from his life (or another man’s life), but is in a Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz ) Surely, that is easy for Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَلَقَكُم
khalaqakum
created you
مِّن
min
from
تُرَابٍۢ
turābin
dust
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مِن
min
from
نُّطْفَةٍۢ
nuṭ'fatin
a semen-drop
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
جَعَلَكُمْ
jaʿalakum
He made you
أَزْوَٰجًۭا ۚ
azwājan
pairs
وَمَا
wamā
And not
تَحْمِلُ
taḥmilu
conceives
مِنْ
min
any
أُنثَىٰ
unthā
female
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَضَعُ
taḍaʿu
gives birth
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ
biʿil'mihi
with His knowledge
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يُعَمَّرُ
yuʿammaru
is granted life
مِن
min
any
مُّعَمَّرٍۢ
muʿammarin
aged person
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُنقَصُ
yunqaṣu
is lessened
مِنْ
min
from
عُمُرِهِۦٓ
ʿumurihi
his life
إِلَّا
illā
but
فِى
fī
(is) in
كِتَـٰبٍ ۚ
kitābin
a Register
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
عَلَى
ʿalā
for
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
يَسِيرٌۭ
yasīrun
(is) easy
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.
Allah created you from dust, then from a drop of fluid, then He made you into pairs [17]. No female conceives or gives birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted a long life, nor is anything lessened from his life, but it is all in a Book. For Allah, this is easy.
[17]
The Changes That Occur to the Embryo and Allah Almighty’s Individual Attention:
That is, Allah Almighty made a figure of Adam from a few elements of clay. Then He breathed into it a spirit from Himself, so these elements of clay transformed into flesh, bones, and muscles. And not only this, but many of attributes from Allah were also reflected in him—he began to speak, to see and hear, to understand; intellect was created in him, comprehension and reflection were produced, and the faculty of deduction was granted. Then, the progeny that followed came from his sperm. What was this sperm? It was also something obtained from the lifeless elements of clay. And in this insignificant drop, many characteristics of the human from whom it came were transferred. Then from this very sperm, Allah turned the human species into two types: male and female. In short, how far can one go in mentioning the wonders of Allah? An even more astonishing thing is that in the mother’s womb, Allah Almighty directs individual attention to every child that is born. Allah alone knows what changes occur in the mother’s womb, of which even the mother herself is unaware, in whose belly this embryo is. Then, during this period, the lifespan of every newborn is also determined—at what age he will die, how much sustenance he will receive, and what his end will be. In other words, this verse sheds light on Allah Almighty’s creatorship, His unlimited and complete control over everything.
[17]
The Changes That Occur to the Embryo and Allah Almighty’s Individual Attention:
That is, Allah Almighty made a figure of Adam from a few elements of clay. Then He breathed into it a spirit from Himself, so these elements of clay transformed into flesh, bones, and muscles. And not only this, but many of attributes from Allah were also reflected in him—he began to speak, to see and hear, to understand; intellect was created in him, comprehension and reflection were produced, and the faculty of deduction was granted. Then, the progeny that followed came from his sperm. What was this sperm? It was also something obtained from the lifeless elements of clay. And in this insignificant drop, many characteristics of the human from whom it came were transferred. Then from this very sperm, Allah turned the human species into two types: male and female. In short, how far can one go in mentioning the wonders of Allah? An even more astonishing thing is that in the mother’s womb, Allah Almighty directs individual attention to every child that is born. Allah alone knows what changes occur in the mother’s womb, of which even the mother herself is unaware, in whose belly this embryo is. Then, during this period, the lifespan of every newborn is also determined—at what age he will die, how much sustenance he will receive, and what his end will be. In other words, this verse sheds light on Allah Almighty’s creatorship, His unlimited and complete control over everything.
