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Al-Baqarah 29

Ayah 29 of 286 · Medinan

هُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ ٢٩

It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself1 to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote to 2:19.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. هُوَHehuwa
  2. ٱلَّذِي(is) the One Whoalladhī
  3. خَلَقَcreatedkhalaqa
  4. لَكُمfor youlakum
  5. مَّاwhatmā
  6. فِي(is) infī
  7. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  8. جَمِيعٗاalljamīʿan
  9. ثُمَّMoreoverthumma
  10. ٱسۡتَوَىٰٓHe turnedis'tawā
  11. إِلَىtoilā
  12. ٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenl-samāi
  13. فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّand fashioned themfasawwāhunna
  14. سَبۡعَsevensabʿa
  15. سَمَٰوَٰتٖۚheavenssamāwātin
  16. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  17. بِكُلِّof everybikulli
  18. شَيۡءٍthingshayin
  19. عَلِيمٞ(is) All-Knowingʿalīmun

Tafsir

It is Allah alone Who created everything on earth for you: the countless rivers, trees and so on, from which you benefit and enjoy. Then He turned to the sky, making it into seven heavens, and He has knowledge of everything.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran