40. Ghafir (Forgiving)/al mumin

Mecca 60 [85 verses]

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

لَخَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النَّاسِ...

40: 57. Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is a greater (matter) than the creation of men:

C4431. The heavens and the earth include mankind and all other creatures and millions of stars. Man is himself but a tiny part of creation. Why should he be so ego-centric?

The whole is greater than a tiny part of it. And Allah Who created the whole of the Worlds is able to do much more wonderful things than can enter the imagination of man. Why should man be arrogant and doubt the Resurrection, and take upon himself to doubt the possibility of Allah's Revelation? It is only because he has made himself blind.

See next verse.

... وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾

Yet most men understand not.

Asad’s Version:

40:56 Behold, as for those who call God's messages in question without having any evidence therefor" - in their hearts is nothing but overweening self-conceit, which they will never be able to satisfy: 40 seek thou, then, refuge with God - for, verily, He alone is all-hearing, all- seeing!

40:57 Greater indeed than the creation of man is the creation of the heavens and the earth:" yet most men do not understand [what this implies].