Surah shura ayat 12 Tafsir Quran 42:12

﴿لَهُ مَقَالِيدُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ﴾
[ الشورى: 12]

42:12 To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. He extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is, of all things, Knowing.

To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth the keys to their storehouses of rain and vegetation and other things. He extends provision He makes it abundant for whomever He will as a test of their gratitude and He restricts it He straitens it for whomever He will as a trial. Truly He has knowledge of all things.

To Him is attributed the authority and control over the known and the unknown and the mysterious schemes and systems which hold and structure together, in harmonic relations, all that exists in the heavens and on earth. He gives livelihood generously and confers support gratuitously on whom He Will and He also gives with restraint and by measure to whom He will; He is indeed AL- Alim (the Omniscient) of 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. )

(42:12) His are the keys of the heavens and the earth. He enlarges and straitens the sustenance of whomsoever He pleases. Surely He has knowledge of everything. *19

To Him belong the keys of the meaning

*19) These are the arguments to prove why Allah alone is the true Guardian and why putting trust in Him alone is right and correct and why He alone should be turned to in all matters.
( For explanation, see An-Naml: 60-66, Ar-Rum: 20-22 and the E.N.'s ).

 

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. )

( His are the keys of the heavens ) the stores of the heavens: rain ( and the earth ) vegetation. ( He enlargeth providence for whom He will ) He gives abundant provision to whom He will ( and straiteneth (it for whom He will ). Lo! He is Knower of all things) regarding expansion and straitening of provision.

To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, He enlarges provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills). Verily! He is the All-Knower of everything.

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