Surah 40 Ghafir — Ayah 67
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍۢ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍۢ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍۢ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًۭا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا۟ شُيُوخًۭا ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَجَلًۭا مُّسَمًّۭى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
އެކަލާނގެއީ، ތިޔަބައިމީހުން ވެލިން ހެއްދެވި ރަސްކަލާނގެއެވެ. ދެން މަނިތިއްކަކުންނެވެ. ދެން ގަނޑުލޭކޮޅަކުންނެވެ. ދެން އެކަލާނގެ، ތިޔަބައިމީހުން ޅަކުދިންގެ ގޮތުގައި (މައިމީހާގެ ބަނޑުން) ނެރުއްވަތެވެ. ދެން ތިޔަބައިމީހުން ބޮޑުވެ ފުރާފުރިހަމަވުމާ ހަމަޔަށް ފޯރުމަށްޓަކައެވެ. ދެން ތިޔަބައިމީހުން މުސްކުޅިންނަށް ވުމަށްޓަކައެވެ. އަދި އޭގެކުރިން މަރުވާ މީހުން ތިޔަބައިމީހުންގެ ތެރެއިންވެއެވެ. އަދި ތިޔަބައިމީހުން ކަނޑައެޅިގެންވާ މުއްދަތަކަށް ފޯރުމަށްޓަކައެވެ. އަދި ތިޔަބައިމީހުން ވިސްނުމަށްޓަކައެވެ.
huwa alladhī khalaqakum min turābin thumma min nuṭ'fatin thumma min ʿalaqatin thumma yukh'rijukum ṭif'lan thumma litablughū ashuddakum thumma litakūnū shuyūkhan waminkum man yutawaffā min qablu walitablughū ajalan musamman walaʿallakum taʿqilūna
Word by word
- هُوَ huwa He
- ٱلَّذِى alladhī (is) the One Who
- خَلَقَكُم khalaqakum created you
- مِّن min from
- تُرَابٍۢ turābin dust
- ثُمَّ thumma then
- مِن min from
- نُّطْفَةٍۢ nuṭ'fatin a semen-drop
- ثُمَّ thumma then
- مِنْ min from
- عَلَقَةٍۢ ʿalaqatin a clinging substance
- ثُمَّ thumma then
- يُخْرِجُكُمْ yukh'rijukum He brings you out
- طِفْلًۭا ṭif'lan (as) a child
- ثُمَّ thumma then
- لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ litablughū lets you reach
- أَشُدَّكُمْ ashuddakum your maturity
- ثُمَّ thumma then
- لِتَكُونُوا۟ litakūnū lets you become
- شُيُوخًۭا ۚ shuyūkhan old
- وَمِنكُم waminkum and among you
- مَّن man (is he) who
- يُتَوَفَّىٰ yutawaffā dies
- مِن min before
- قَبْلُ ۖ qablu before
- وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ walitablughū and lets you reach
- أَجَلًۭا ajalan a term
- مُّسَمًّۭى musamman specified
- وَلَعَلَّكُمْ walaʿallakum and that you may
- تَعْقِلُونَ taʿqilūna use reason
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Prohibition of Shirk, the Order for Tawhid, and the Evidence
Allah says, `say, O Muhammad, to these idolators, that Allah forbids them to worship anyone, such as these idols and false gods, except Him.' Allah explains that no one apart from Him is deserving of worship, as He says:
(It is He, Who has created you from dust, then from a Nutfah then from a clot (a piece of coagulated blood), then brings you forth as an infant, then (makes you grow) to reach the age of full strength, and afterwards to be old.) meaning, He is the One Who Alone, with no partner or associate, causes you to pass through these different stages, and this happens in accordance with His command, will and decree.
(though some among you die before) means, before being fully formed and emerging to this world; so his mother miscarries him. And there are some who die in infancy or in their youth, or when they are adults but before they reach old age, as Allah says:
(that We may make (it) clear to you. And We cause whom We will to remain in the wombs for an appointed term) (22:5).
(and that you reach an appointed term in order that you may understand. ) Ibn Jurayj said, "In order that you may remember the Resurrection." Then Allah says:
(It is He Who gives life and causes death.) meaning, He is the Only One Who does that, and none is able to do that except He.
(And when He decides upon a thing He says to it only: "Be!" -- and it is.) means, He cannot be opposed or resisted. Whatever He wills definitely comes to pass.