Surah 11 Hud — Ayah 6
۞ وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍۢ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا ۚ كُلٌّۭ فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
Цхьа а дийнат дац лаьттахь Далла тIехь шен рицкъа долуш бен‚ Цунна хаьа церан латтам а‚ церан дIагIойла а, – массо а билгалчу жайнан чохь ду.
wamā min dābbatin fī l-arḍi illā ʿalā l-lahi riz'quhā wayaʿlamu mus'taqarrahā wamus'tawdaʿahā kullun fī kitābin mubīnin
Word by word
- ۞ وَمَا wamā And not
- مِن min any
- دَآبَّةٍۢ dābbatin moving creature
- فِى fī in
- ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
- إِلَّا illā but
- عَلَى ʿalā on
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
- رِزْقُهَا riz'quhā (is) its provision
- وَيَعْلَمُ wayaʿlamu And He knows
- مُسْتَقَرَّهَا mus'taqarrahā its dwelling place
- وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا ۚ wamus'tawdaʿahā and its place of storage
- كُلٌّۭ kullun All
- فِى fī (is) in
- كِتَـٰبٍۢ kitābin a Record
- مُّبِينٍۢ mubīnin clear
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah is Responsible for the Provisions of All Creatures
Allah, the Exalted, informs that He is responsible for the provisions of all the creatures that dwell in the earth, whether they are small, large, sea-dwelling or land-dwelling. He knows their place of dwelling and their place of deposit. This means that He knows where their journeying will end in the earth and where they will seek shelter when they wish to nest. This place of nesting is also considered their place of deposit. `Ali bin Abi Talhah and others reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said concerning the statement,
(And He knows its dwelling place) that it means where it resides. In reference to the statement,
(and its deposit.) he (Ibn `Abbas) said it means where it will die. Allah informs us that all of this is written in a Book with Allah that explains it in detail. This is similar to Allah's statement,
(There is not a moving creature on earth, nor a bird that flies with its two wings, but are communities like you. We have neglected nothing in the Book, then unto their Lord they (all) shall be gathered.) 6:38, and
(And with Him are the keys of the Ghayb (all that is hidden and unseen), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in the land and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record.) 6:59