غافر
Ghafir
Surah 40
Verse 69
غافر
The Forgiver • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
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40:69
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
He it is Who gives life and causes death. And when He decrees a thing, He says to it only, ‘Be!,’ and it is.
English - Five Volume Translation
[c]He it is Who gives life and causes death. [d]And when He decrees a thing, He says to it only, ‘Be!’ and it is.[3544]
2:29; 22:67; 30:41.
2:118; 3:48; 16:41; 36:83.
Commentary:
It is the will and decree of God, Who gives life and causes death, that a people—the Arabs—who were morally and spiritually as good as dead, should now rise to a new life through the Holy Prophet; and none can thwart and frustrate His decree.
The word کن (be) does not here denote command; but expresses a desire or wish. For significance of this word see 19:36.
English - Short Commentary Translation
[a]He it is Who gives life and causes death. [b]And when He decrees a thing, He says concerning it, ‘Be!’ and it comes into being.[2616]
2:29; 22:67; 30:41.
2:118; 3:48; 16:41; 36:83.
It is the will and decree of God, Who gives life and causes death that a people—the Arabs—who were morally and spiritually as good as dead, should now rise to a new life through the Holy Prophet and none can thwart and frustrate Allah’s decree.