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Fussilat 12

Ayah 12 of 54 · Meccan

فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَاتٖ فِي يَوۡمَيۡنِ وَأَوۡحَىٰ فِي كُلِّ سَمَآءٍ أَمۡرَهَاۚ وَزَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَحِفۡظٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقۡدِيرُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ ١٢

And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired [i.e., made known] in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars, for beauty] and as protection.1 That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 From the devils who attempt to steal information from the angels.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَقَضَىٰهُنَّThen He completed themfaqaḍāhunna
  2. سَبۡعَ(as) sevensabʿa
  3. سَمَٰوَاتٖheavenssamāwātin
  4. فِيinfī
  5. يَوۡمَيۡنِtwo periodsyawmayni
  6. وَأَوۡحَىٰand He revealedwa-awḥā
  7. فِيinfī
  8. كُلِّeachkulli
  9. سَمَآءٍheavensamāin
  10. أَمۡرَهَاۚits affairamrahā
  11. وَزَيَّنَّاAnd We adornedwazayyannā
  12. ٱلسَّمَآءَthe heavenl-samāa
  13. ٱلدُّنۡيَا[the world]l-dun'yā
  14. بِمَصَٰبِيحَwith lampsbimaṣābīḥa
  15. وَحِفۡظٗاۚand (to) guardwaḥif'ẓan
  16. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  17. تَقۡدِيرُ(is the) Decreetaqdīru
  18. ٱلۡعَزِيزِ(of) the All-Mightyl-ʿazīzi
  19. ٱلۡعَلِيمِthe All-Knowerl-ʿalīmi

Tafsir

Then Allah completed the creation of the heavens in two days: Thursday and Friday. With that, the creation of the heavens and the earth was completed in six days. Allah inspired in every heaven whatever He would decree concerning it and whatever obedience and worship He would command. Allah also decorated the nearest heaven with stars, and protected it from the satans’ eavesdropping. All that is the decree of the Almighty who no one can overcome, and who is all aware of His creation.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran