سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:29
The Cow · Verse 29 of 286
هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ ۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
It is He Who created for your benefit all that is in the earth. Moreover He turned Himself towards the space and fashioned seven heavens perfect (- denoting the multiplicity of cosmic system). He has full knowledge of all things.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.
Ahmed Ali
He made for you all that lies within the earth, then turning to the firmament He proportioned several skies: He has knowledge of everything.
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Ali Unal
It is He Who (prepared the earth for your life before He gave you life, and) created all that is in the world for you (in order to create you – the human species – and make the earth suitable for your life); then He directed (His Knowledge, Will, Power, and Favor) to the heaven, and formed it into seven heavens. He has full knowledge of everything.
Daryabadi
He it is who created for you all that is on the earth, thereafter He turned to the heaven, and formed them seven heavens. And He is of everything the Knower.
Faridul Haque
It is He Who created for you all that is in the earth; then He inclined towards the heaven, therefore fashioning it as proper seven heavens; and He knows everything.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. And He directed Himself to the heaven, so He made them complete seven heavens; and He is Knower of all things.
Maulvi Sher Ali
HE it is WHO created for you all that is in the earth; then HE turned towards the heavens, and HE perfected them as seven heavens; and HE has perfect knowledge of all things.
Muhammad Asad
He it is who has created for you all that is on earth, and has applied His design to the heavens and fashioned them into seven heavens; and He alone has full knowledge of everything.
Muhammad Musin Khan
He it is Who created for you all that is on earth. Then He Istawa (rose over) towards the heaven and made them seven heavens and He is the All-Knower of everything.
Muhammad Pickthall
He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is knower of all things.
Muhammad Sarwar
It is He who created everything on earth for you. Then, directing His order towards the realm above, He turned it into seven heavens. He has knowledge of all things.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth, and He directed Himself to the heaven, so He made them complete seven heavens, and He knows all things.
Rashad Khalifa
He is the One who created for you everything on earth, then turned to the sky and perfected seven universes therein, and He is fully aware of all things.
Shabbir Ahmed
He is the One Who has created for you whatever is on earth – all of it. And He has applied His Design to the sky and fashioned it in several ascending heights. He is the Supreme Knower of what all things are destined to be.
Commentary 2:29 Saba‘a Samâwâtسَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ is an idiomatic expression which, when literally translated, means seven heavens. As part of Arabic idioms, the number…
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّسَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ
2:29 Saba‘a Samâwâtسَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ is an idiomatic expression which, when literally translated, means seven heavens. As part of Arabic idioms, the number seven is used to express a concept like several or many and not usually an exact number seven (Lisân, Tâj). Hence, seven heavens signify many heavens. The verse presented uses the plural form of “heaven” to express different aspects of the cosmic creation (cf. 67:3-5). The plural form has different significances than the singular form. Seven heavens can signify seven types of stars or many types of stars, seven dimensions, or seven layers of rolled universes (cf. 2:29; 23:86; 39:67; 65:12; 71:15). The orbit of a planet is also called its heaven (cf. 23:17), thus, the phrase فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ expresses many cosmic aspects in their perfection.