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Quran-42:27 Surah Ash-shura English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

Transliteration:( Wa law basatal laahur rizqa li'ibaadihee labaghaw fil ardi wa laakiny yunazzilu biqadarim maa yashaaa'; innahoo bi'ibaadihee Khabeerun Baseer )

27. And had Allah increased the provisions of all His devotees (even then). they would have certainly rebelled(86) in the earth. But, He sends down according to a measure as He Wills. Surely. He is Aware and Sees His (87) devotees.

Surah Ash-Shura Ayat 27 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

86. Because in the world the haver self is with you if it is not concemed about caring and living it demands name and fame, and if every body will begin to desire honour then this will result in mischief, murder etc This tells us that rejection of the world, too, is a mercy from Allah Almighty.

87. Thus, whoever is fit for any particular thing it is given to him. A physician has a great deal of honey by him, but he will not give it to any patient for whom it is harmful as this will worsen his illness.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Shura verse 27 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Shura ayat 25 which provides the complete commentary from verse 25 through 28.

(42:27) If Allah were to grant ample sustenance to His servants they would go about transgressing in the land. But He sends down in due measure whatever (sustenance) He wills. Surely He is Well-Aware and All-Seeing concerning matters that relate to His servants.[48]

48. If the context in which this thing has been said is kept in view, it appears that Allah here is alluding to the basic factor that was working in the rebellion of the disbelievers of Makkah. Although they were insignificant as against the mighty Roman and Iranian Empires and their position among the nations of the neighboring countries was no more than of a commercial tribe of a backward people, the relative prosperity and glory that they enjoyed among the other Arabs had made them so proud and arrogant that they were not inclined even to listen to the Prophet (peace be upon him) of Allah, and their chiefs of the tribes regarded it below their dignity that Muhammad bin Abdullah (peace be upon him) should be their guide and they his followers. On this it is being said: If We had actually opened up the gates of provisions for these mean people, they would have burst with pride. But We are watching over them, and are providing for them only sparingly so as to keep them within limits. According to this meaning this verse, in other words, is touching on the same subject which has already been treated in (Surah At-Taubah, Ayat 68-70); (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayat 32-42); (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 75-82); (Surah Ar-Room, Ayat 9); (Surah Saba, Ayat 34-36)and (Surah Al-Mumin, Ayat 82-85).

Surah Ash-Shura All Ayat (Verses)

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