Surah shura ayat 11 Tafsir Quran 42:11

﴿فَاطِرُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَمِنَ الْأَنْعَامِ أَزْوَاجًا ۖ يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ۚ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ﴾
[ الشورى: 11]

42:11 [He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

The Originator of the heavens and the earth the One Who created them without precedent. He has made for you from your own selves pairs when He created Eve from Adam’s rib and also pairs males and females of the cattle He multiplies you read yadhra’ukum by such means by the mentioned ‘making’ that is to say He multiplies you through this means by way of propagation the suffixed pronoun -kum in yadhra’ukum ‘He multiplies you’ refers to both human beings and cattle but predominantly to humans. There is nothing like Him ka-mithlihi the kāf is extra as there is no likeness of Him exalted be He. He is the Hearer of what is said the Seer of what is done.

He is Allah, the Generator of the heavens and the earth, Who provided you with wives and mated you to your kind and provided you with cattle and mated them to their kind so that you procreate and increase in number by natural generation. Nothing material or immaterial is like unto Him; He is AL-Sami’ (the Omnipresent with unlimited audition) and He is AL-Bassir (the vigilant who hears and sees all things)

Allah is the Protector, Ruler and Creator Here Allah denounces the idolators for taking other gods instead of Allah, and declares that He is the True God, and it is not right to worship anyone except Him Alone.
He is the One Who is able to bring the dead back to life and He is Able to do all things.
Then He says: وَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ مِن شَىْءٍ فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ( And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allah. ) means, in whatever issue you differ.
This is general in meaning and applies to all things. فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ( the decision thereof is with Allah. ) means, He is the Judge of that, according to His Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet .
This is like the Ayah: فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ ( (And ) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger) ( 4:59 ). ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبِّى ( Such is Allah, my Lord ) means, ( He is ) the Judge of all things. عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ ( in Whom I put my trust, and to Him I turn in repentance.
) means, `I refer all matters to Him.' فَاطِرَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( The Creator of the heavens and the earth. ) means, the Maker of them both and everything in between. جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ( He has made for you mates from yourselves, ) means, of your own kind.
As a blessing and a favor from Him, He has made your kind male and female. وَمِنَ الاٌّنْعَـمِ أَزْوجاً ( and for the cattle (also ) mates.) means, and He has created for you eight pairs of cattle. يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ( By this means He creates you. ) means, in this manner He creates you, male and female, generation after generation of men and cattle. لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَىْءٌ ( There is nothing like Him, ) means, there is nothing like the Creator of these pairs, for He is the Unique, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who has no peer or equal. وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ ( He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. ) لَهُ مَقَـلِيدُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth.
) We have already discussed the interpretation of this phrase in Surat Az-Zumar ( 39:63 ), the conclusion of which is that He is the One Who is controlling and governing them. يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَآءُ وَيَقَدِرُ ( He expands provision for whom He wills, and straitens. ) means, He gives plentiful provision to whomsoever He wills and He reduces it for whomsoever He wills, and He is perfectly Wise and Just. إِنَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ( Verily, He is the All-Knower of everything. )

(42:11) The Originator of the heavens and the earth, He has appointed for you pairs of your own kind, and pairs also of cattle. Thus does He multiply you. Naught in the universe is like Him. *17 He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. *18

[He is] Creator of the heavens and meaning

*17) Literally, " Nothing is like His likeness, " which implies this: Even if there were a likeness of Allah, nothing would be like it not to speak of being like unto Allah Himself.

*18) That is, " At one and the same time He is hearing everybody and seeing everything in the Universe.
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Allah is the Protector, Ruler and Creator Here Allah denounces the idolators for taking other gods instead of Allah, and declares that He is the True God, and it is not right to worship anyone except Him Alone.
He is the One Who is able to bring the dead back to life and He is Able to do all things.
Then He says: وَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ مِن شَىْءٍ فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ( And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allah. ) means, in whatever issue you differ.
This is general in meaning and applies to all things. فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ( the decision thereof is with Allah. ) means, He is the Judge of that, according to His Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet .
This is like the Ayah: فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ ( (And ) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger) ( 4:59 ). ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبِّى ( Such is Allah, my Lord ) means, ( He is ) the Judge of all things. عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ ( in Whom I put my trust, and to Him I turn in repentance.
) means, `I refer all matters to Him.' فَاطِرَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( The Creator of the heavens and the earth. ) means, the Maker of them both and everything in between. جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ( He has made for you mates from yourselves, ) means, of your own kind.
As a blessing and a favor from Him, He has made your kind male and female. وَمِنَ الاٌّنْعَـمِ أَزْوجاً ( and for the cattle (also ) mates.) means, and He has created for you eight pairs of cattle. يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ( By this means He creates you. ) means, in this manner He creates you, male and female, generation after generation of men and cattle. لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَىْءٌ ( There is nothing like Him, ) means, there is nothing like the Creator of these pairs, for He is the Unique, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who has no peer or equal. وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ ( He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. ) لَهُ مَقَـلِيدُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth.
) We have already discussed the interpretation of this phrase in Surat Az-Zumar ( 39:63 ), the conclusion of which is that He is the One Who is controlling and governing them. يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَآءُ وَيَقَدِرُ ( He expands provision for whom He wills, and straitens. ) means, He gives plentiful provision to whomsoever He wills and He reduces it for whomsoever He wills, and He is perfectly Wise and Just. إِنَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ( Verily, He is the All-Knower of everything. )

The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He hath made for you pairs) males and females ( of yourselves ) a human being like yourselves, ( and of the cattle also pairs ) males and females, ( whereby He multiplieth you ) He creates you in the wombs; it is also said that this means: He multiplies you through marriage. ( Naught is as His likeness ) in attribute, knowledge, power and providence; ( and He is the Hearer ) of what you say, ( the Seer ) of your works.

The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.

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