Surah Zumar ayat 5 Tafsir Quran 39:5

﴿خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ۖ يُكَوِّرُ اللَّيْلَ عَلَى النَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّهَارَ عَلَى اللَّيْلِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۗ أَلَا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ﴾
[ الزمر: 5]

39:5 He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.

He created the heavens and the earth with the truth bi’l-haqqi is semantically connected to khalaqa ‘He created’. He turns the night into day so that it grows and turns the day into night so that it grows and He has disposed the sun and the moon each running in its course for an appointed term until the Day of Resurrection. Verily it is He Who is the Mighty Whose way always prevails Requiter of His enemies the ever Forgiving of His friends.

He created the heavens and the earth and brought them into existence in conformity with truth and in agreement with reality. He causes the earth to describe its orbit round the sun and by consequence He causes the night to move round the day and the day to move round the night performing periodical revolution. And He rendered the sun and the moon subservient, each describing its own orbit for a predetermined point of time, He is indeed AL-Aziz and AL- Ghafur (the Forgiving)

Evidence of the Power and Oneness of Allah Allah tells us that He is the Creator of what is in the heavens and on earth, and what is between them.
He is the Sovereign and Controller alternating the night and day. يُكَوِّرُ الَّيْـلَ عَلَى النَّهَـارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّـهَارَ عَلَى الَّيْلِ ( He makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the night. ) means, He has subjugated them and He causes them to alternate without ceasing, each seeking the other rapidly, as He says: يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا ( He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly ) ( 7:54 ).
This is the meaning of that which was narrated from Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, Qatadah, As-Suddi and others. وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّـى ( And He has subjected the sun and the moon.
Each running for an appointed term. ) means, for a period of time that is known to Allah, then it will come to an end on the Day of Resurrection. أَلا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ ( Verily, He is the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving. ) means, beside His might, greatness and pride, He is Oft-Forgiving to those who disobey Him but then turn to Him in repentance. خَلَقَكُمْ مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ ( He created you (all ) from a single person;) means, He created you, with all your varied races, types, languages and colors, from a single soul, who was Adam, peace be upon him. ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا ( then made from him his wife. ) who was Hawwa', peace be upon her.
This is like the Ayah: يَـأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالاً كَثِيراً وَنِسَآءً ( O mankind! Have Taqwa of your Lord, Who created you from a single person, and from him He created his wife, and from them both He created many men and women ) ( 4:1 ). وَأَنزَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الاٌّنْعَـمِ ثَمَـنِيَةَ أَزْوَجٍ ( And He has sent down for you of cattle eight pairs. ) means, He has created for you from among the cattles, eight pairs.
These are the ones that are mentioned in Surat Al-An`am, eight kinds -- a pair of sheep, a pair of goats, a pair of camels and a pair of oxen. يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـتِكُـمْ ( He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, ) means, He forms you in your mothers' wombs. خَلْقاً مِّن بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ ( creation after creation ).
Everyone of you is originally a Nutfah, then he becomes an `Alaqah, then he becomes a Mudghah, then he is created and becomes flesh and bones and nerves and veins, and the Ruh ( soul ) is breathed into him, and he becomes another type of creation. فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَـلِقِينَ ( So Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators ) ( 23:14 ). فِى ظُلُمَـتٍ ثَلَـثٍ ( in three veils of darkness ) means, in the darkness of the womb, the darkness of the placenta which blankets and protects the child, and the darkness of the belly.
This was the view of Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Abu Malik, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd. ذَلِكُـمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّـكُمْ ( Such is Allah your Lord. ) means, the One Who created the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and created you and your forefathers, is the Lord.
To Him belong sovereignty and control over all of that. لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ( La ilaha illa Huwa. ) means, no one else should be worshipped except Him alone with no partner or associate. فَأَنَّى تُصْرَفُونَ ( How then are you turned away ) means, how can you worship anything besides Him What has happened to your minds

(39:5) He created the heavens and the earth with Truth, *10 and He folds up the day over the night and folds up the night over the day. He has subjected the sun and the moon, each is running its course until an appointed time. Lo, He is the Most Mighty, the Most Forgiving. *11

He created the heavens and earth in meaning

*10) For explanation, sec Ibrahim: 19, An-Nahl: 3, Al-'Ankabut: 44, and the E.N.'s thereof.

*11) That is, " He is All-Mighty: if He wills to punish you, no power can resist Him.
But it is His kindness that He dces not seize you forthwith in spilt of your arrogant and insolent behaviour, but He goes on giving you respite after respite. " Here, Allah's making no haste in seizing people in punishment and His giving them respite has been called forgiveness.

 

Evidence of the Power and Oneness of Allah Allah tells us that He is the Creator of what is in the heavens and on earth, and what is between them.
He is the Sovereign and Controller alternating the night and day. يُكَوِّرُ الَّيْـلَ عَلَى النَّهَـارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّـهَارَ عَلَى الَّيْلِ ( He makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the night. ) means, He has subjugated them and He causes them to alternate without ceasing, each seeking the other rapidly, as He says: يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا ( He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly ) ( 7:54 ).
This is the meaning of that which was narrated from Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, Qatadah, As-Suddi and others. وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّـى ( And He has subjected the sun and the moon.
Each running for an appointed term. ) means, for a period of time that is known to Allah, then it will come to an end on the Day of Resurrection. أَلا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ ( Verily, He is the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving. ) means, beside His might, greatness and pride, He is Oft-Forgiving to those who disobey Him but then turn to Him in repentance. خَلَقَكُمْ مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ ( He created you (all ) from a single person;) means, He created you, with all your varied races, types, languages and colors, from a single soul, who was Adam, peace be upon him. ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا ( then made from him his wife. ) who was Hawwa', peace be upon her.
This is like the Ayah: يَـأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالاً كَثِيراً وَنِسَآءً ( O mankind! Have Taqwa of your Lord, Who created you from a single person, and from him He created his wife, and from them both He created many men and women ) ( 4:1 ). وَأَنزَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الاٌّنْعَـمِ ثَمَـنِيَةَ أَزْوَجٍ ( And He has sent down for you of cattle eight pairs. ) means, He has created for you from among the cattles, eight pairs.
These are the ones that are mentioned in Surat Al-An`am, eight kinds -- a pair of sheep, a pair of goats, a pair of camels and a pair of oxen. يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـتِكُـمْ ( He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, ) means, He forms you in your mothers' wombs. خَلْقاً مِّن بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ ( creation after creation ).
Everyone of you is originally a Nutfah, then he becomes an `Alaqah, then he becomes a Mudghah, then he is created and becomes flesh and bones and nerves and veins, and the Ruh ( soul ) is breathed into him, and he becomes another type of creation. فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَـلِقِينَ ( So Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators ) ( 23:14 ). فِى ظُلُمَـتٍ ثَلَـثٍ ( in three veils of darkness ) means, in the darkness of the womb, the darkness of the placenta which blankets and protects the child, and the darkness of the belly.
This was the view of Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Abu Malik, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd. ذَلِكُـمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّـكُمْ ( Such is Allah your Lord. ) means, the One Who created the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and created you and your forefathers, is the Lord.
To Him belong sovereignty and control over all of that. لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ( La ilaha illa Huwa. ) means, no one else should be worshipped except Him alone with no partner or associate. فَأَنَّى تُصْرَفُونَ ( How then are you turned away ) means, how can you worship anything besides Him What has happened to your minds

( He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth ) not in vain. ( He maketh night to succeed day ) He reduces the night such that the day is longer than the night, ( and He maketh day to succeed night ) and prolongs the night such that the night is longer than the day, ( and He constraineth the sun and the moon to give service ) and He makes the sun and moon subservient to the Children of Adam, ( each ) i.e. the sun and the moon, the day and night ( running on for an appointed term ) for an appointed time. ( Is not He the Mighty ) He Who does this is the Mighty in retribution against those who disbelieve in Him, ( the Forgiver ) of those who believe in Him?

He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. He makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving.

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