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Quran-2:117 Surah Al-baqarah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Transliteration:( Badeee'us samaawaati wal ardi wa izaa qadaaa amran fa innamaa yaqoolu lahoo kun fayakoon )

117. The Originator of the heavens and the earth. And when He commands anything to happen He only says to it: "Be" and it comes into being (235).

Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat 117 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi

235. This verse refers to the supreme power of Allah, while verses like "in seven days" (S7:V54) and "Creates you from a sperm" (S 76: V2) mention divine decrees. In essence there is no contradiction in these verses, they too expound the inexorable power of Allah. Although He can bring anything into existence by mere 'Be' but the law of nature is that the child is created from the sperm which then develops into a clot and then into flesh. The word 'command denotes world of commands like souls etc. which all came into being through the command 'Be'. "Say, the spirit is a thing by the 'command of My Lord' (S17:V 85) while this is the world of matter. Verses relating to this world are those mentioned above.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Baqarah verse 117 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Baqarah ayat 116 which provides the complete commentary from verse 116 through 117.

(2:117) He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth; whenever He decrees a matter He (merely) says: “Be”, and it is.

There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

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