سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ
Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 1
سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿1﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allâh - and He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سَبَّحَ
sabbaḥa
Glorifies
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
[to] Allah
مَا
mā
whatever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمُ
l-ḥakīmu
the All-Wise
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.
1. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah [1], and He is the Mighty, the Wise [2].
[1]
The Meaning of the Tasbih of Everything:
The tasbih (glorification) of Allah Almighty can be done both by the tongue of state and by the tongue of speech. The tasbih by the tongue of state is that every single thing in the universe—whether it belongs to the inanimate, the plant, or the animal kingdom—by its creation and manner of functioning, clearly provides evidence that its Creator is free from all kinds of defects and shortcomings, and whatever He has created and made, He has made with perfect wisdom, and whatever purpose it was created for, it is fulfilling that purpose. As for the tasbih that these things do by the tongue of speech, we cannot understand it. [17: 44]
[2] Since He is the Creator of everything, therefore He has complete control and authority over everything, and He is making everything fulfill the purpose for which He created it. Despite possessing such immense and all-encompassing power and dominance, He has never misused this power; rather, whatever He has created, there are many wisdoms inherent in it, whether they have become known to human knowledge or not, and it always fulfills the purpose of its creation and produces positive results. And this is itself proof of the perfect wisdom of Allah Almighty.
[1]
The Meaning of the Tasbih of Everything:
The tasbih (glorification) of Allah Almighty can be done both by the tongue of state and by the tongue of speech. The tasbih by the tongue of state is that every single thing in the universe—whether it belongs to the inanimate, the plant, or the animal kingdom—by its creation and manner of functioning, clearly provides evidence that its Creator is free from all kinds of defects and shortcomings, and whatever He has created and made, He has made with perfect wisdom, and whatever purpose it was created for, it is fulfilling that purpose. As for the tasbih that these things do by the tongue of speech, we cannot understand it. [17: 44]
[2] Since He is the Creator of everything, therefore He has complete control and authority over everything, and He is making everything fulfill the purpose for which He created it. Despite possessing such immense and all-encompassing power and dominance, He has never misused this power; rather, whatever He has created, there are many wisdoms inherent in it, whether they have become known to human knowledge or not, and it always fulfills the purpose of its creation and produces positive results. And this is itself proof of the perfect wisdom of Allah Almighty.
