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At-Talaq 12

Ayah 12 of 12 · Medinan

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖ وَمِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِثۡلَهُنَّۖ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ بَيۡنَهُنَّ لِتَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدۡ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عِلۡمَۢا ١٢

It is Allāh who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them.1 [His] command descends among them so you may know that Allāh is over all things competent and that Allāh has encompassed all things in knowledge.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., a similar number: seven.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱللَّهُAllahal-lahu
  2. ٱلَّذِي(is) He Whoalladhī
  3. خَلَقَcreatedkhalaqa
  4. سَبۡعَsevensabʿa
  5. سَمَٰوَٰتٖheavenssamāwātin
  6. وَمِنَand ofwamina
  7. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  8. مِثۡلَهُنَّۖ(the) like of themmith'lahunna
  9. يَتَنَزَّلُDescendsyatanazzalu
  10. ٱلۡأَمۡرُthe commandl-amru
  11. بَيۡنَهُنَّbetween thembaynahunna
  12. لِتَعۡلَمُوٓاْthat you may knowlitaʿlamū
  13. أَنَّthatanna
  14. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  15. عَلَىٰ(is) onʿalā
  16. كُلِّeverykulli
  17. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  18. قَدِيرٞAll-Powerfulqadīrun
  19. وَأَنَّAnd thatwa-anna
  20. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  21. قَدۡindeedqad
  22. أَحَاطَencompassesaḥāṭa
  23. بِكُلِّallbikulli
  24. شَيۡءٍthingsshayin
  25. عِلۡمَۢا(in) knowledgeʿil'man

Tafsir

Allah is the one who created the seven heavens. He also created seven earths just like He created seven heavens. His instructions related to matters of the universe and religion descend through the heavens. Perhaps this will make you realise that Allah is capable of everything, and that He be glorified has encompassed everything with His knowledge; nothing is hidden from Him in the heavens or the earth.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran