سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 11
فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ أَزْوَٰجًا ۖ يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ۚ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِۦ شَىْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like Him; and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَاطِرُ
fāṭiru
(The) Creator
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
He made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنْ
min
from
أَنفُسِكُمْ
anfusikum
yourselves
أَزْوَٰجًۭا
azwājan
mates
وَمِنَ
wamina
and among
ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ
l-anʿāmi
the cattle
أَزْوَٰجًۭا ۖ
azwājan
mates
يَذْرَؤُكُمْ
yadhra-ukum
He multiplies you
فِيهِ ۚ
fīhi
thereby
لَيْسَ
laysa
(There) is not
كَمِثْلِهِۦ
kamith'lihi
like Him
شَىْءٌۭ ۖ
shayon
anything
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
l-samīʿu
(is) the All-Hearer
ٱلْبَصِيرُ
l-baṣīru
the 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.
11. The Originator [11] of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you pairs from among yourselves, and also pairs among the cattle. In this way, He multiplies you on the earth. There is nothing like [12] unto Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
[11] The reason for my trust in Allah is that He is the possessor of immense power and might, who brought this entire universe into existence, and He has settled this earth in astonishing ways by creating pairs of humans and other animals, and by spreading generations from them, He has populated this earth.
[12]
Why Should One Trust in Allah? Its Various Reasons:
This is the second reason for trusting in Allah, that is, He is such an entity that nothing in the universe is like Him. The literal meaning of ﴿لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهٖ شَئيٌ﴾ is “nothing is like His likeness,” and there is even more emphasis in this manner of expression. The meaning is, for example, that He has hands, but not like ours or like those of any other living being. And in the hadith it is mentioned that both of Allah’s hands are right hands, which remain open at all times to provide sustenance to the creation. From this, it is also understood that His hands are not like ours, nor is His body like ours. He is All-Hearing and All-Seeing, while humans too are hearing and seeing. The difference is that a human can only hear one person at a time, whereas Allah Almighty hears the calls and prayers of all His creation at the same time. The same is the case with His seeing. How this happens is beyond our comprehension. The point is that only such an entity is worthy of trust who can hear the call and plea of everyone at all times and is also seeing everything with His own eyes.
[11] The reason for my trust in Allah is that He is the possessor of immense power and might, who brought this entire universe into existence, and He has settled this earth in astonishing ways by creating pairs of humans and other animals, and by spreading generations from them, He has populated this earth.
[12]
Why Should One Trust in Allah? Its Various Reasons:
This is the second reason for trusting in Allah, that is, He is such an entity that nothing in the universe is like Him. The literal meaning of ﴿لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهٖ شَئيٌ﴾ is “nothing is like His likeness,” and there is even more emphasis in this manner of expression. The meaning is, for example, that He has hands, but not like ours or like those of any other living being. And in the hadith it is mentioned that both of Allah’s hands are right hands, which remain open at all times to provide sustenance to the creation. From this, it is also understood that His hands are not like ours, nor is His body like ours. He is All-Hearing and All-Seeing, while humans too are hearing and seeing. The difference is that a human can only hear one person at a time, whereas Allah Almighty hears the calls and prayers of all His creation at the same time. The same is the case with His seeing. How this happens is beyond our comprehension. The point is that only such an entity is worthy of trust who can hear the call and plea of everyone at all times and is also seeing everything with His own eyes.
