Quran-42:11 Surah Ash-shura English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا وَمِنَ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ أَزۡوَٰجٗا يَذۡرَؤُكُمۡ فِيهِۚ لَيۡسَ كَمِثۡلِهِۦ شَيۡءٞۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ

Transliteration:( Faatirus samaawaati wal ard; ja'ala lakum min anfusikum azwaajanw wa minal an'aami azwaajai yazra'ukum feeh; laisa kamislihee shai'unw wa Huwas Samee'ul Baseer )

11. The Originator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you pairs [23] of your own selves and the cattle pairs [24], whereby He spreads (25) you therein. None is therein like Him. and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(11) [He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him,[1411] and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.[1412] (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Ash-Shura Ayat 11 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

23. In that I made your wises from your own kind from this we learn that the marriage of man in the world cannot take place with jinn or animals

Paradise is another place wherein the Hoors, too will become the wives of man. although they are neither human not the children of Adam( in whom be peace).

24. At another place the Holy QUR AAN have stated that everything has its pair, of wood stones, as well as trees Says Allah Almight "And We have made pairs of everything”

25. By means of marriage Children out wedlock will not be from the offspring of d father, nor will they be entitled for the father inheritance are not included in this hecause they are not.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Shura verse 11 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Shura ayat 9 which provides the complete commentary from verse 9 through 12.

(42:11) The Originator of the heavens and the earth, He has appointed for you pairs of your own kind, and pairs also of cattle. Thus does He multiply you. Naught in the universe is like Him.[17] He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.[18]

Ala-Maududi

(42:11) The Originator of the heavens and the earth, He has appointed for you pairs of your own kind, and pairs also of cattle. Thus does He multiply you. Naught in the universe is like Him.[17] He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.[18]


17. Literally, “Nothing is like His likeness,” which implies this: Even if there were a likeness of Allah, nothing would be like it, not to speak of being like unto Allah Himself.

18. That is, at one and the same time He is hearing everybody and seeing everything in the Universe.

(11) [He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him,[1411] and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.[1412]

[1411]- There is no similarity whatsoever between the Creator and His creation in essence, in attributes or in deed. [1412]- See footnotes to 17:1.

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