سورة فُصّلَت
Surah Fussilat 41:9
Clear in Exposition · Verse 9 of 54
قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَنْدَادًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Say, `Would you really disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two aeons? And do you set up compeers with Him?´ He alone is the Lord of the worlds.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Say: Is it that ye deny Him Who created the earth in two Days? And do ye join equals with Him? He is the Lord of (all) the Worlds.
Ahmed Ali
Say: "Do you refuse to believe in Him who created the earth in two spans of time, and set up compeers to Him, the Lord of all the worlds?
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Ali Unal
Say: "Is it that you (associate partners with and therefore) disbelieve in the One Who created the earth in two days, and (on account of that unbelief) set up rivals to Him (as deities, lords and objects of worship)?" That is the Lord of the worlds.
Daryabadi
Say thou: are ye indeed those who disbelieve in Him who hath created the earth in two days, and set up Unto Him peers? That is the Lord of the worlds.
Faridul Haque
Say “What! You disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two days, and you appoint equals to Him? He is the Lord Of The Creation!”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Say: Do you indeed disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two days, and do you set up equals with Him? That is the Lord of the worlds.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Say, `Do you really disbelieve in HIM Who created the earth in two days? And do you set up equals to HIM?' That is the Lord of the worlds.
Muhammad Asad
SAY: "Would you indeed deny Him who has created the earth in two aeons? And do you claim that there is any power that could rival Him, the Sustainer of all the worlds?"
Muhammad Musin Khan
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Do you verily disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two Days and you set up rivals (in worship) with Him? That is the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).
Muhammad Pickthall
Say (O Muhammad, unto the idolaters): Disbelieve ye verily in Him Who created the earth in two Days, and ascribe ye unto Him rivals? He (and none else) is the Lord of the Worlds.
Muhammad Sarwar
Say, "Do you really disbelieve in the One Who created the earth in two days? Do you consider things equal to Him? He is the Lord of the Universe.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Say: What! do you indeed disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two periods, and do you set up equals with Him? That is the Lord of the Worlds.
Rashad Khalifa
Say, "You disbelieve in the One who created the earth in two days, and you set up idols to rank with Him, though He is Lord of the universe."
Shabbir Ahmed
Say, "What! Do you deny Him Who has created the earth in Two Eras? And would you still ascribe rivals to Him? He is the One, the Lord of the worlds."
Commentary 41:9 With reference to this and the following verses, some people question why two periods are mentioned even though Allâh is All-Powerful and therefore might…
قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَندَادًا
41:9 With reference to this and the following verses, some people question why two periods are mentioned even though Allâh is All-Powerful and therefore might bring everything into being in a moment by uttering a single word “Be!” The truth is that everything starts to unfold gradually once it is decreed, at the command “Be!” of the All-Powerful, to come to pass. Nature exhibits a steady process of evolution and development. It takes time for a young sapling to grow into a tree and bear fruit, and this long process is similar for newborns in the animal and human world. Yaumainيَوْمَيْنِ means two unspecified periods of time, whether they are equivalent to the blink of an eye or extend over millions and trillions of years. This earth has not existed eternally (cf. 21:30); it was originally a part of a large mass (79:30) and had a definite beginning in time. It required a definite span of time to evolve into its present formation and condition. In the beginning, the earth was a gaseous matter (41:11). Then Allâh transformed it from a formless matter into a gradually evolved form after it had cooled down and condensed and assumed its solid shape. The two periods are thus an initial gaseous stage and a subsequent solid stage, or the period of chaos and the period of arrangement and order.