سُوْرَةُ الطُّوْرِ
Surah At-Tur (52) — Ayah 35
أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
خُلِقُوا۟
khuliqū
they were created
مِنْ
min
of
غَيْرِ
ghayri
nothing
شَىْءٍ
shayin
nothing
أَمْ
am
or
هُمُ
humu
(are) they
ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ
l-khāliqūna
the creators
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.
35. Or were they created out of nothing [28], or are they themselves the creators [29]?
[28] Refutation of Materialism and Naturalism: That is, have they come into existence as a result of coincidences, as the materialists and naturalists believe, and that there is no creator for them? This notion is false because it goes against such a self-evident truth that no one feels the need for proof or evidence for it, and that self-evident truth is that every created thing must have a creator; it does not come into being by itself.
[29] That is, they themselves are their own creators. The previous statement implies that they had no part in their own creation. The meaning of this verse is that they came into existence by their own involvement and will. And this notion also goes against a self-evident truth, which is that nothing can be both the creator and the created at the same time. That is, something cannot be both self-made and self-maker. Then, when neither of these two things is possible, it clearly means that there is someone else who created or made them. And the creator has the authority to create as He wills and for whatever purpose He wills. The created thing is powerless in the hands of its creator; it cannot show arrogance before Him. Then how have people become entitled to defy the command of their Creator?
[28] Refutation of Materialism and Naturalism: That is, have they come into existence as a result of coincidences, as the materialists and naturalists believe, and that there is no creator for them? This notion is false because it goes against such a self-evident truth that no one feels the need for proof or evidence for it, and that self-evident truth is that every created thing must have a creator; it does not come into being by itself.
[29] That is, they themselves are their own creators. The previous statement implies that they had no part in their own creation. The meaning of this verse is that they came into existence by their own involvement and will. And this notion also goes against a self-evident truth, which is that nothing can be both the creator and the created at the same time. That is, something cannot be both self-made and self-maker. Then, when neither of these two things is possible, it clearly means that there is someone else who created or made them. And the creator has the authority to create as He wills and for whatever purpose He wills. The created thing is powerless in the hands of its creator; it cannot show arrogance before Him. Then how have people become entitled to defy the command of their Creator?
