Surah Jathiyah ayat 1 Tafsir Quran 45:1

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45:1 Ha, Meem.

Hā mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.

(Ha), M. (Meem) the Surah opens with these introductory letters from the Arabic Alphabet to draw attention to the miracle of the Quran which though written in the peoples tongue, cannot be emulated

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. حم - تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ - إِنَّ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَآيَاتٍ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ - وَفِي خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِنْ دَابَّةٍ آيَاتٌ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ - وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ رِزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ آيَاتٌ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ( 1.
Ha Mim. )( 2.
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise. )( 3.
Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers. )( 4.
And in your creation, and what He spread (through the earth ) of moving creatures are signs for people who have faith with certainty.)( 5.
And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision that Allah sends down from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the turning about of the winds, are signs for a people who understand. ) A Directive to contemplate over Allah's Ayat Allah directs His servants to contemplate His favors and gifts, as well as His great power that is demonstrated by His creating the heavens and the earth and the various types and categories of creatures in them. There are the angels, Jinns, humans, animals, birds, beasts, carnivores, insects and various kinds of sea creatures.
The night and day alternate, each follows the other in succession, never ceasing to come, as decreed.
One brings darkness and one brings light.
Allah the Exalted also sends down the rain from the clouds when it is most needed.
He is calling the rain, 'provision', because it is the resource that produces various provisions, فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ( and revives therewith the earth after its death, ) after it was dry and had no vegetation or life of any kind.
Allah said next, وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ ( and in the turning about of the winds, ) sometimes towards the south and sometimes towards the north.
Some are easterly winds and some are westerly winds, some bringing sea breezes and some blow from the land, some coming at night and some by day.
Some winds bring rain, some cause pollination and some winds just revive the soul, while some others bear no benefit.
Allah said first. لَآيَاتٍ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( are signs for the believers ), then يُوقِنُونَ ( who have faith with certainty ), then يَعْقِلُونَ ( who understand ), thus ascending from one honorable stage to what is more honorable and higher in grade.
These Ayat are similar to an Ayah in Surat Al-Baqarah إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَالْفُلْكِ الَّتِي تَجْرِي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ وَمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ وَالسَّحَابِ الْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ( Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water which Allah sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving creatures of all kinds that He has spread therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth, are indeed signs for people of understanding. )( 2:164 )

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. حم - تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ - إِنَّ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَآيَاتٍ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ - وَفِي خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِنْ دَابَّةٍ آيَاتٌ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ - وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ رِزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ آيَاتٌ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ( 1.
Ha Mim. )( 2.
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise. )( 3.
Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers. )( 4.
And in your creation, and what He spread (through the earth ) of moving creatures are signs for people who have faith with certainty.)( 5.
And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision that Allah sends down from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the turning about of the winds, are signs for a people who understand. ) A Directive to contemplate over Allah's Ayat Allah directs His servants to contemplate His favors and gifts, as well as His great power that is demonstrated by His creating the heavens and the earth and the various types and categories of creatures in them. There are the angels, Jinns, humans, animals, birds, beasts, carnivores, insects and various kinds of sea creatures.
The night and day alternate, each follows the other in succession, never ceasing to come, as decreed.
One brings darkness and one brings light.
Allah the Exalted also sends down the rain from the clouds when it is most needed.
He is calling the rain, 'provision', because it is the resource that produces various provisions, فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ( and revives therewith the earth after its death, ) after it was dry and had no vegetation or life of any kind.
Allah said next, وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ ( and in the turning about of the winds, ) sometimes towards the south and sometimes towards the north.
Some are easterly winds and some are westerly winds, some bringing sea breezes and some blow from the land, some coming at night and some by day.
Some winds bring rain, some cause pollination and some winds just revive the soul, while some others bear no benefit.
Allah said first. لَآيَاتٍ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( are signs for the believers ), then يُوقِنُونَ ( who have faith with certainty ), then يَعْقِلُونَ ( who understand ), thus ascending from one honorable stage to what is more honorable and higher in grade.
These Ayat are similar to an Ayah in Surat Al-Baqarah إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَالْفُلْكِ الَّتِي تَجْرِي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ وَمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ وَالسَّحَابِ الْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ( Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water which Allah sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving creatures of all kinds that He has spread therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth, are indeed signs for people of understanding. )( 2:164 )

And from his narration on the authority of Ibn ’Abbas that he said in the interpretation of Allah’s saying ( Ha. Mim. ): ’( Ha. Mim. ) He says: He has already decreed that which will happen, i.e. He has made it plain.

Ha-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].

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