سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 103
لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ ﴿103﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision. He is Al-Latîf (the Most Subtle and Courteous), Well-Acquainted with all things.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّا
lā
Not (can)
تُدْرِكُهُ
tud'rikuhu
grasp Him
ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ
l-abṣāru
the visions
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
but He
يُدْرِكُ
yud'riku
(can) grasp
ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ ۖ
l-abṣāra
(all) the vision
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He (is)
ٱللَّطِيفُ
l-laṭīfu
the All-Subtle
ٱلْخَبِيرُ
l-khabīru
the All-Aware
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.
103. Eyes cannot perceive Him [105], but He perceives all eyes, and He is the Subtle, the All-Aware.
[105] The Being who created all these aforementioned things is such that man cannot see Him with his own eyes, as is made clear by the following hadith. Is it possible to see Allah in this world? Masruq bin Ajda‘ says that I was sitting with Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She addressed me and said: Abu Aisha (the kunyah of Masruq), there are three things, and whoever says any of them has fabricated a lie against Allah. Whoever says that Muhammad ﷺ saw his Lord (on the night of Mi‘raj), he has fabricated a great lie against Allah, because Allah the Exalted says: ﴿لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْاَبْصَارُ ۡ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْاَبْصَارَ ۚ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيْفُ الْخَبِيْرُ﴾ and He also says: ﴿وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ اَنْ يُّكَلِّمَهُ اللّٰهُ اِلَّا وَحْيًا اَوْ مِنْ وَّرَاۗيِِ حِجَابٍ اَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُوْلًا فَيُوْحِيَ بِاِذْنِهٖ مَا يَشَاۗءُ ۭ اِنَّهٗ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيْمٌ﴾ At that time, I was reclining, so I sat up and said: O Mother of the Believers! Do not be hasty. Did Allah not say: ﴿وَلَقَدْ رَاٰهُ نَزْلَةً اُخْريٰ﴾ and He also said: ﴿وَلَقَدْ رَاٰهُ بالْاُفُقِ الْمُبِيْنِ﴾ Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: By Allah! I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this, and he said: It was Jibreel whom I saw. And both times, I did not see him in his original form, but I saw him descending from the sky, and he was so great that he filled the space between the earth and the sky. And whoever thinks that Muhammad ﷺ concealed anything from the revelation sent down by Allah, he has fabricated a lie against Allah, because Allah says: ﴿يٰٓاَيّهُاَ الرَّسُوْلُ بَلِّغْ﴾ And whoever thinks that Muhammad ﷺ knew what would happen tomorrow, he has fabricated a lie against Allah, because Allah the Exalted has said: ﴿قُلْ لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ اِلَّا اللٰه﴾ [ترمذي ابواب التفسير] However, on the Day of Resurrection, man will be able to see Allah the Exalted, as is proven by countless verses and hadiths. But the Being of Allah is such that He is seeing every particle of the universe and is taking care of them at every moment. Then He continues to fulfill all their small and sundry needs.
[105] The Being who created all these aforementioned things is such that man cannot see Him with his own eyes, as is made clear by the following hadith. Is it possible to see Allah in this world? Masruq bin Ajda‘ says that I was sitting with Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She addressed me and said: Abu Aisha (the kunyah of Masruq), there are three things, and whoever says any of them has fabricated a lie against Allah. Whoever says that Muhammad ﷺ saw his Lord (on the night of Mi‘raj), he has fabricated a great lie against Allah, because Allah the Exalted says: ﴿لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْاَبْصَارُ ۡ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْاَبْصَارَ ۚ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيْفُ الْخَبِيْرُ﴾ and He also says: ﴿وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ اَنْ يُّكَلِّمَهُ اللّٰهُ اِلَّا وَحْيًا اَوْ مِنْ وَّرَاۗيِِ حِجَابٍ اَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُوْلًا فَيُوْحِيَ بِاِذْنِهٖ مَا يَشَاۗءُ ۭ اِنَّهٗ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيْمٌ﴾ At that time, I was reclining, so I sat up and said: O Mother of the Believers! Do not be hasty. Did Allah not say: ﴿وَلَقَدْ رَاٰهُ نَزْلَةً اُخْريٰ﴾ and He also said: ﴿وَلَقَدْ رَاٰهُ بالْاُفُقِ الْمُبِيْنِ﴾ Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: By Allah! I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this, and he said: It was Jibreel whom I saw. And both times, I did not see him in his original form, but I saw him descending from the sky, and he was so great that he filled the space between the earth and the sky. And whoever thinks that Muhammad ﷺ concealed anything from the revelation sent down by Allah, he has fabricated a lie against Allah, because Allah says: ﴿يٰٓاَيّهُاَ الرَّسُوْلُ بَلِّغْ﴾ And whoever thinks that Muhammad ﷺ knew what would happen tomorrow, he has fabricated a lie against Allah, because Allah the Exalted has said: ﴿قُلْ لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ اِلَّا اللٰه﴾ [ترمذي ابواب التفسير] However, on the Day of Resurrection, man will be able to see Allah the Exalted, as is proven by countless verses and hadiths. But the Being of Allah is such that He is seeing every particle of the universe and is taking care of them at every moment. Then He continues to fulfill all their small and sundry needs.
