25. Surah al-Furqan, Mecca 42
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
الَّذِي
لَهُ مُلْكُ
السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَالْأَرْضِ...
25: 2. He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth:
... وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ ...
no son has He begotten, nor has He a partner in His dominion:
... وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيرًا ﴿٢﴾
it is He Who created all things, and ordered them in due proportions.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waal-ardi walam yattakhith waladan walam yakun lahu shareekun fee almulki wakhalaqa kulla shay-in faqaddarahu taqdeeran
Asad’s Version:
(25:2) He to whom the dominion over the heavens and the earth belongs, and who begets no offspring, 2 and has no partner in His dominion: for it is He who creates everything and determines its nature in accordance with [His own] design. 3
[ The expression: faqaddarahu taqdeeran means due proportion, due measure, due regard, proper valuation, etc. all these. In this regard it connotes ‘precise proportion and measure’. |
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Ali’s comment:
C3055. The majesty of Allah and His independence of all wants or help are mentioned to show how exceedingly great is His goodness in revealing His Will to us.
Asad’s notes –
2 See note 133 on 17:111.
3 I.e., in accordance with the function assigned by Him to each individual thing or phenomenon: cf the oldest formulation of this idea in 87:2-3.
