Surah Ar-Ra'd Verse 39 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him…

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Translation Transliteration — Ar-Ra'd

يَمْحُو اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ وَعِندَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ ۝٣٩

🔤 Transliteration

Yamhul laahu maa yashaaa`u wa yusbitu wa `indahooo ummul Kitaab

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.

🌐 Additional reference in Français

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Yamhu (يَمْحُو): He erases, removes, or blots out.
Yuthbit (يُثْبِتُ): He establishes, confirms, or keeps.
Umm al-Kitab (أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ): The Mother of the Book — the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz), the original source of all divine decrees.

Explanation of the Verse:

This verse reveals a profound truth about Allah’s absolute authority over all affairs. Allah, in His infinite wisdom, erases whatever He wills from His decrees — whether it be a ruling, a provision, a lifespan, or a person’s condition of happiness or hardship — and He establishes whatever He wills, keeping it firm and unchanged. This divine erasure and establishment occur according to His perfect knowledge and purpose, and they are not random or arbitrary. Every change that appears in this world, whether in the laws revealed to prophets or in the destinies of creation, is precisely recorded and predetermined in the Mother of the Book — the Preserved Tablet — which is with Allah and which no alteration or substitution can ever touch. Thus, whatever is erased or confirmed in the temporal world is a reflection of what is eternally fixed in that unchangeable source.

This verse also carries a powerful message about the abrogation of certain divine rulings: Allah may repeal a previous law through a new one, and He may keep another law in effect, all as His wisdom dictates. Yet the original, unchanging foundation of all decrees remains safe with Him, immune to any change.

A Call to Reflection and Faith:

Dear reader, ponder the majesty of this verse: the One who manages the universe and its affairs is none other than Allah, the All-Wise, the All-Knowing. He alone decides what remains and what passes away, and nothing escapes His knowledge. This should fill your heart with tranquility and trust, for you know that every change in your life — whether ease or difficulty, gain or loss — is part of a divine plan recorded in a Book that never errs. So turn to Him with sincere reliance, and let your heart find peace in His decree. For the Muslim, this is a source of immense comfort: even when circumstances shift, the ultimate decree is with Allah, and He is the best of planners. Embrace this truth, and you will discover a serenity that no worldly change can disturb.

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📜 Verse 37-41 — Ar-Ra'd

37وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَاهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا ۚ وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءَهُم بَعْدَمَا جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ

And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allah any ally or any protector.

38وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً ۚ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِيَ بِآيَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۗ لِكُلِّ أَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ

And We have already sent messengers before you and assigned to them wives and descendants. And it was not for a messenger to come with a sign except by permission of Allah. For every term is a decree.

39يَمْحُو اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ وَعِندَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ

Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.

40وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ الَّذِي نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَاغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ

And whether We show you part of what We promise them or take you in death, upon you is only the [duty of] notification, and upon Us is the account.

41أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ ۚ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ

Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account.

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Surah Ar-Ra'd Verse 39 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him…

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