سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 4
وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And verily, it (this Qur’ân) is in the Mother of the Book (i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz), with Us, indeed exalted, full of wisdom.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِنَّهُۥ
wa-innahu
And indeed, it
فِىٓ
fī
(is) in
أُمِّ
ummi
(the) Mother
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
لَدَيْنَا
ladaynā
with Us
لَعَلِىٌّ
laʿaliyyun
surely exalted
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīmun
full of wisdom
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.
4. Indeed, it is inscribed in the Mother of the Book (the Preserved Tablet) [3] with Us, exalted in dignity [4] and full of wisdom.
[3] That is, its subjects and the fundamentals of religion have always remained the same. And they are similar to the previous heavenly books. Therefore, all of this has already been written with Us in the original Book, which We have revealed in different eras to different prophets in their own languages. In the same way, We have revealed the Quran from the Preserved Tablet in the Arabic language to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
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The Argument of the Mu'tazilah Regarding the Createdness of the Quran and Its Refutation:
By this, it can mean Umm al-Kitab, and also the Noble Quran. That is, if you do not value it, in reality, it does not make any difference. It should be clear that the rationalist sect, the Mu'tazilah, argued from ﴿إنَّا جَعَلْنَاه﴾ regarding the Quran that the Quran is created. This argument is wrong and false because the word "ja'ala" does not only mean to create or invent, but it also has many other meanings. For example, consider the following examples: ﴿وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلٰي﴾ [40:9] "And Allah made low the word of the disbelievers." ﴿جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِيْ رَحْلِ اَخِيْهِ﴾ [70:12] "And (Yusuf) placed the cup in his brother's bag." ﴿وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ اَجَلًا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيْهِ﴾ [99:17] "And He appointed for them a term in which there is no doubt."
The belief of Ahl al-Sunnah is that just as Allah is eternal, His attributes are also eternal. And the Quran is the speech of Allah and it is His attribute. In contrast, the argument of the Mu'tazilah is that if the attributes of Allah are also considered eternal along with Allah, then multiplicity of eternals becomes necessary, and this is shirk. That is why they called themselves Ahl al-Adl wa al-Tawhid and considered all other Muslims as polytheists. But they did not consider that anything created or originated must perish at some time, so can, God forbid, the attributes of Allah or, for example, this very Quran ever perish? Since some Abbasid caliphs were also influenced by this Mu'tazilite thought, and Ma'mun al-Rashid was a staunch Mu'tazilite, therefore, the debate about the createdness of the Quran, or in appropriate words, this fitnah, caused a storm for a whole century. Later, Allah guided the caliphs to the right path, and this fitnah died its own death. Our master Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal endured long periods of imprisonment and torture against this fitnah, and such matters also come under the topic of heretical deviation regarding the attributes of Allah. (For further details, see my book "Aina Parveziyat: From Mu'tazilah to Tulu-e-Islam.") And the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah is that Allah can speak in every language. As for the question of which language Umm al-Kitab or the Preserved Tablet is in, Allah knows best. We are unable to comprehend it, just as we are unable to comprehend the nature and reality of His other attributes.
[3] That is, its subjects and the fundamentals of religion have always remained the same. And they are similar to the previous heavenly books. Therefore, all of this has already been written with Us in the original Book, which We have revealed in different eras to different prophets in their own languages. In the same way, We have revealed the Quran from the Preserved Tablet in the Arabic language to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
[4]
The Argument of the Mu'tazilah Regarding the Createdness of the Quran and Its Refutation:
By this, it can mean Umm al-Kitab, and also the Noble Quran. That is, if you do not value it, in reality, it does not make any difference. It should be clear that the rationalist sect, the Mu'tazilah, argued from ﴿إنَّا جَعَلْنَاه﴾ regarding the Quran that the Quran is created. This argument is wrong and false because the word "ja'ala" does not only mean to create or invent, but it also has many other meanings. For example, consider the following examples: ﴿وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلٰي﴾ [40:9] "And Allah made low the word of the disbelievers." ﴿جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِيْ رَحْلِ اَخِيْهِ﴾ [70:12] "And (Yusuf) placed the cup in his brother's bag." ﴿وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ اَجَلًا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيْهِ﴾ [99:17] "And He appointed for them a term in which there is no doubt."
The belief of Ahl al-Sunnah is that just as Allah is eternal, His attributes are also eternal. And the Quran is the speech of Allah and it is His attribute. In contrast, the argument of the Mu'tazilah is that if the attributes of Allah are also considered eternal along with Allah, then multiplicity of eternals becomes necessary, and this is shirk. That is why they called themselves Ahl al-Adl wa al-Tawhid and considered all other Muslims as polytheists. But they did not consider that anything created or originated must perish at some time, so can, God forbid, the attributes of Allah or, for example, this very Quran ever perish? Since some Abbasid caliphs were also influenced by this Mu'tazilite thought, and Ma'mun al-Rashid was a staunch Mu'tazilite, therefore, the debate about the createdness of the Quran, or in appropriate words, this fitnah, caused a storm for a whole century. Later, Allah guided the caliphs to the right path, and this fitnah died its own death. Our master Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal endured long periods of imprisonment and torture against this fitnah, and such matters also come under the topic of heretical deviation regarding the attributes of Allah. (For further details, see my book "Aina Parveziyat: From Mu'tazilah to Tulu-e-Islam.") And the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah is that Allah can speak in every language. As for the question of which language Umm al-Kitab or the Preserved Tablet is in, Allah knows best. We are unable to comprehend it, just as we are unable to comprehend the nature and reality of His other attributes.
