سُوْرَةُ عَبَسَ
Surah Abasa (80) — Ayah 19
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مِن
min
From
نُّطْفَةٍ
nuṭ'fatin
a semen-drop
خَلَقَهُۥ
khalaqahu
He created him
فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
faqaddarahu
then He proportioned him
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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19. From a drop of fluid, Allah created him and then determined his destiny [12].
[12] If he were to reflect on what he was created from, in what place he was nurtured and transformed from a drop of fluid into a child, then in what state of helplessness he was brought out from his mother’s womb, he would never dare to confront his Creator or, after hearing His Word, deny it. Then, when he was being nurtured in his mother’s womb, his destiny was determined: how long his life would be, where he would die, and where he would be buried; whether he would remain poor or be prosperous; whether he would be granted faith or not; whether he would die in a state of disbelief or in a state of faith. All these details were determined in the mother’s womb, and before this decreed destiny, he is utterly powerless. Yet, despite all these things, he shows arrogance and disbelief in opposition to Allah.
[12] If he were to reflect on what he was created from, in what place he was nurtured and transformed from a drop of fluid into a child, then in what state of helplessness he was brought out from his mother’s womb, he would never dare to confront his Creator or, after hearing His Word, deny it. Then, when he was being nurtured in his mother’s womb, his destiny was determined: how long his life would be, where he would die, and where he would be buried; whether he would remain poor or be prosperous; whether he would be granted faith or not; whether he would die in a state of disbelief or in a state of faith. All these details were determined in the mother’s womb, and before this decreed destiny, he is utterly powerless. Yet, despite all these things, he shows arrogance and disbelief in opposition to Allah.
