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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 191of 200

ٱلَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًۭا وَقُعُودًۭا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَٰطِلًۭا سُبْحَٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ﴿١٩١

Translation (Sahih International)

Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Word-by-word meaning

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
يَذْكُرُونَyadhkurūnaremember
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
قِيَـٰمًۭاqiyāmanstanding
وَقُعُودًۭاwaquʿūdanand sitting
وَعَلَىٰwaʿalāand on
جُنُوبِهِمْjunūbihimtheir sides
وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَwayatafakkarūnaand they reflect
فِىon
خَلْقِkhalqi(the) creation
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
مَاnot
خَلَقْتَkhalaqtaYou have created
هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
بَـٰطِلًۭاbāṭilan(in) vain
سُبْحَـٰنَكَsub'ḥānakaGlory be to You
فَقِنَاfaqināso save us
عَذَابَʿadhāba(from the) punishment
ٱلنَّارِl-nāri(of) the Fire

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Proofs of Tawhid for People of Understanding, their Characteristics, Speech, and SupplicationsAllah said,إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ(Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the Earth,) 3:190, referring to the sky in its height and spaciousness, the earth in its expanse and density, the tremendous features they have of rotating planets, seas, mountains, deserts, trees, plants, fruits, animals, metals and various beneficial colors, scents, tastes and elements.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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