سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:22
The Cow · Verse 22 of 286
الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَأَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَادًا وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(It is He) Who made for you the earth a resting place, and the heaven an edifice for protection, and caused water to pour down from the clouds. Then He brought forth therewith a great variety of fruit for your sustenance. Therefore do not set up compeers to Allâh, while you are people of knowledge!
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith Fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto Allah when ye know (the truth).
Ahmed Ali
Who made the earth a bed for you, the sky a canopy, and sends forth rain from the skies that fruits may grow -- your food and sustenance. So, do not make another the equal of God knowingly.
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Ali Unal
And Who has made the earth a bed (comfortable, couch-like floor) for you, and the sky a canopy. He sends down from the sky water, with which He brings forth fruits for your provision. So do not set up rivals to God (as deities, lords and objects of worship) when you know (that there can be no deities, lords, creators and providers at all to worship save God).
Daryabadi
Who hath made the earth for you a carpet and the heaven a structure, and sent down from heaven water, and brought forth therewith fruits as a Provision for you; wherefore set not up compeers unto Allah while ye know.
Faridul Haque
The One Who has appointed the earth a base for you, and the sky a canopy - and caused water to pour down from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food for you; and do not knowingly set up rivals to Allah!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Who made the earth a resting-place for you and the heaven a structure, and sends down rain from the clouds then brings forth with it fruits for your sustenance; so do not set up rivals to Allah while you know.
Maulvi Sher Ali
WHO made the earth a bed for you, and the heaven a roof, and caused water to come down from the clouds and therewith brought forth fruits for your sustenance; so do not set up equals to ALLAH, while you know.
Muhammad Asad
who has made the earth a resting-place for you and the sky a canopy, and has sent down water from the sky and thereby brought forth fruits for your sustenance: do not, then, claim that there is any power that could rival God, when you know [that He is One].
Muhammad Musin Khan
Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy, and sent down water (rain) from the sky and brought forth therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do not set up rivals unto Allah (in worship) while you know (that He Alone has the right to be worshipped).
Muhammad Pickthall
Who hath appointed the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a canopy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food for you. And do not set up rivals to Allah when ye know (better).
Muhammad Sarwar
Worship God who has rendered the earth as a floor for you and the sky as a dome for you and has sent water down from the sky to produce fruits for your sustenance. Do not knowingly set up anything as an equal to God.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Who made the earth a resting place for you and the heaven a canopy and (Who) sends down rain from the cloud then brings forth with it subsistence for you of the fruits; therefore do not set up rivals to Allah while you know.
Rashad Khalifa
The One who made the earth habitable for you, and the sky a structure. He sends down from the sky water, to produce all kinds of fruits for your sustenance. You shall not set up idols to rival GOD, now that you know.
Shabbir Ahmed
He Who has made the earth habitable for you, and the sky over it like a canopy, and brought down rain from therein so that fruits of His bounty may spring forth for you as abundant provision. When you understand this simple fact, (do not insult your intelligence and) do not equate others with God.
Commentary 2:22 The word al-Aradzالْأَرْضَ is used in the Holy Qur’ân 462 times and has broad range of meanings (cf. 14:48; 50:4; 50:7; 50:44; 39:67-69; 13:3). It is used…
الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
2:22 The word al-Aradzالْأَرْضَ is used in the Holy Qur’ân 462 times and has broad range of meanings (cf. 14:48; 50:4; 50:7; 50:44; 39:67-69; 13:3). It is used to signify land (cf. 30:9; 4:97;40:21), the city (cf. 12:21), the country (cf. 5:21; 7:37;), the ground (cf.11:44;13:17), something which brings forth herbs abundantly (cf. 71:17; 10:24; 32:27), something that rotates, or any celestial body (51:48; 13:15; 39:63; 79:30). In the verse 2:64 "Surely in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of day and night, there are signs for people with pure and clear understanding” is a reference to the revolving earth that causes our perceptions of day and night.
As regards the word Samâ’ سَّمَاءَ Râghib writes, “Every height is a samâ in relation to what is beneath it”. The orbit of a planet is also called its samâ’ (cf. 23:17). The Holy Qur’ân sometimes uses the singular form, sama’, as in this verse, and sometimes the plural form samawât سماوات to signify different aspects of the Divine creation (cf. 67:3-5). Bina’ بنآء is an edifice for protection, a structure, roof, canopy, or any production or piece of work consisting of parts joined together in some definite manner (Tâj). Heaven is called a structure in reference to the order that prevails among heavenly bodies, as they are joined together in a definite manner. As a building or a roof is a source of protection, similarly the nearest parts of the universe are a protection for our planet, as we are told, وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ -“We (have placed therein in the nearest heaven) effective safeguards” (cf. 37:6-10).
By addressing humanity as a whole, this verse indicates that the message of the Holy Qur’ân is not exclusively for any section of race, colour, or country. Instead, humanity is a single family living in one house; our earth, and under one roof; our sky. While referring to the perfection of the physical world, attention is drawn to the need of perfection in the spiritual world. Human beings are gifted with reason and intellect, but reason and intellect have limitations; they make the existence of the Supreme Creator subject to guesswork. The statement وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ - “and [He] caused water to pour down from heaven” is an allusion to Divine Revelation. It is only through His Self-Disclosure that we know with certainty the existence of that Supreme Being Who is the origin of all that we receive and perceive what we cannot perceive. His Self-Disclosure in the form of Revelation is the only source of knowledge about Him and the only proof of His existence.
Andâd انداد are compeers or rivals. The compeers of Allâh may be idols in temples, statues, human beings raised to the status of divinity or semi-divinity and saints. The can be shrines of the holy or self-declared holy, monuments or acts which are made the object of adoration, superstitions, racial pride, the craving and obsession for more wealth leading to the neglect of duties towards Allâh and his creatures. The compeers are also any object of adoration to which some or all of Gods qualities are ascribed, putting trust in self-proclaimed spiritual leaders, or asking for help and salvation from the dead or supplicating at their graves. (Tâj, Lisân).