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Ar-Ra'd 2

Ayah 2 of 43 · Medinan

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيۡرِ عَمَدٖ تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ يَجۡرِي لِأَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗىۚ يُدَبِّرُ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمۡ تُوقِنُونَ ٢

It is Allāh who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne1 and made subject2 the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnotes to 2:19 and 7:54.

2 For the benefit of mankind.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱللَّهُAllahal-lahu
  2. ٱلَّذِي(is) the One Whoalladhī
  3. رَفَعَraisedrafaʿa
  4. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  5. بِغَيۡرِwithoutbighayri
  6. عَمَدٖpillarsʿamadin
  7. تَرَوۡنَهَاۖthat you seetarawnahā
  8. ثُمَّthenthumma
  9. ٱسۡتَوَىٰHe establishedis'tawā
  10. عَلَىonʿalā
  11. ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖthe Thronel-ʿarshi
  12. وَسَخَّرَand subjectedwasakhara
  13. ٱلشَّمۡسَthe sunl-shamsa
  14. وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖand the moonwal-qamara
  15. كُلّٞeachkullun
  16. يَجۡرِيrunningyajrī
  17. لِأَجَلٖfor a termli-ajalin
  18. مُّسَمّٗىۚappointedmusamman
  19. يُدَبِّرُHe arrangesyudabbiru
  20. ٱلۡأَمۡرَthe matterl-amra
  21. يُفَصِّلُHe detailsyufaṣṣilu
  22. ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِthe Signsl-āyāti
  23. لَعَلَّكُمso that you maylaʿallakum
  24. بِلِقَآءِin the meetingbiliqāi
  25. رَبِّكُمۡ(with) your Lordrabbikum
  26. تُوقِنُونَbelieve with certaintytūqinūna

Tafsir

Allah is the One Who made the heavens high without any supports that you can see. Then He established Himself on the Throne and He subjugated the sun and the moon for the benefit of His creation. Both the sun and the moon run along for a specified period of time that is known only to Allah. He, may He be glorified, disposes of all matters in the heavens and the earth as He wills. He explains the signs that indicate His Power in the hope that you may be certain about meeting your Lord on the Day of Judgement and prepare for it by doing good actions.

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