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Fatir (Originator)

Verse 41of 45

۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا ۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَآ إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍۢ مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًۭا﴿٤١

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving.

Word-by-word meaning

۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يُمْسِكُyum'sikuupholds
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth
أَنanlest
تَزُولَا ۚtazūlāthey cease
وَلَئِنwala-inAnd if
زَالَتَآzālatāthey should cease
إِنْinnot
أَمْسَكَهُمَاamsakahumācan uphold them
مِنْminany
أَحَدٍۢaḥadinone
مِّنۢminafter Him
بَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚbaʿdihiafter Him
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
كَانَkānais
حَلِيمًاḥalīmanMost Forbearing
غَفُورًۭاghafūranOft-Forgiving

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Helplessness of the false gods and the Power of AllahAllah tells His Messenger to say to the idolators:أَرَءَيْتُمْ شُرَكَآءَكُمُ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ(Have you considered your partners whom you call upon besides Allah) the idols and rivals.أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُواْ مِنَ الاٌّرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِى السَّمَـوَتِ(Show Me what they have created of the earth.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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