Surah Ar-Rum 30:20-27 - Quran Translation Commentary

21. And of His signs is this that He created for you wives³² from among yourselves, that you might find tranquillity³³ with them, and created love and kindness between you³⁴. Verily there are signs in this for people who think.

22. And of His signs is the creation³⁵ of the heavens and the earth, and the difference³⁶ of your languages and colours. Verily there are signs in this for men of knowledge. ³⁷

23. And of His sign is your sleep³⁸ by night and by day and your seeking³⁹ of His bounty. Verily in this there are signs for those who hear ⁴⁰.

24. And of His signs is this: He shows you the lightning (which creates) fear and hope⁴¹, and sends down water from the sky, and thereby revives the earth after its death. Verily in this there are signs for the people who understand.

25. And of His signs is this that the heaven and the earth stand firm⁴² by His command. When He will call you, from the earth with a call, you will at once come out⁴³.

26. And His is whosoever is in the heavens and in the earth⁴⁴. All are obedient to Him⁴⁵.

27. And it is He who initiates Creation and He will reproduce it, and it is easier for Him⁴⁶. His is the Sublime Grandeur in the heavens and in the earth⁴⁷, He is the Mighty, the Wise.⁴⁸

Commentary

30. Allah is the Creator of man, and when the Creator himself says that He has created man from dust, then what could be more certain? This fact is further supported by the fact that man gets his food from dust only and after death he mixes up with dust.

According to science life appeared on the earth later on. But Darwin’s theory that man is descended from monkey is only a guess work and cannot boast of any academic proof in its support. It is totally against the statement of Quran. For further explanation, please see Surah Hajj Note No.7.

31. Man was created from dust, but later on his race so multiplied that mankind spread out allover the earth, and billions of men are still spreading over the face of the earth. Of whose might is this a manifestation ?

Man of the past ages did not contemplate this aspect of human creation, with the result that they succumbed to believing in polytheism, and the man of the present age is also not ready to consider this aspect of the creation and is, therefore, indulging in kufr, disbelief and atheism.

32.’This has been explained in Surah Nahl Note No. 107.

33. The purpose of creating women (wives) is this that from them men may get peace and tranquillity, but it does not mean that women are merely playthings for men, but that as men have been created for a high purpose, similarly women have also been created for a high purpose. Therefore, being a responsible creature, both enjoy equal position.

34. Love that is a deep emotional attachment with each other, and kindness that both are sympathetic and helpful to one another. In this way both become one soul with two bodies.

35. For explanation please see Surah Baqarah Note No.196.

36. If men were to be created through automatic machines, then their language and their colour would have been one and the same. But we see that different nations and communities have different languages and different colours. Some are black and some are white, some are brown and some are yellowish. Does not this diversity in languages and colour signify that behind the creation of man there is a will, a wisdom and a planning, which testify that there exists a great and Mighty ruler?

37. That is: Those who do not live in the darkness of ignorance but form their views and ideas in the light of knowledge and traverse their life’s journey in that light.

38. How strange is the state of slumber in which a man neither feels hungry nor thirsty. It also removes fatigue and brings in freshness in a person, and during sleep the function of reformation or correction goes on automatically. Does that happen without anybody having arranged for it?

39. Earning livelihood has been termed as seeking Allah’s bounty or favour, for the materials for maintenance are Allah’s bounty which can be perceived and felt.

40. Those who keep their ears open for hearing the counsels of the Prophet, only they are influenced by his advice, and they get right guidance from those signs which are provided by the Quran.

41. For explanation please see Surah Ra’d Note No.28.

And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Verily there are signs in this for men of knowledge. And of His sign is your sleep by night and by day and your seeking of His bounty. Verily in this there are signs for those who hear. And of His signs is this: He shows you the lightning (which creates) fear and hope, and sends down water from the sky, and thereby revives the earth after its death. Verily in this there are signs for the people who understand. (Al-Quran)

42. The manner in which the sky is standing firm with all heavenly bodies and the way in which the earth is going on without any defect after such a long time, and that there has been no disruption at all in the system of which they are a part is a clear proof of the fact that it is the handiwork of Allah only by whose command these systems and orderly processes are going on. And when they are running by His command, then it is only He who can disturb and disrupt them whenever He likes. Therefore, Doomsday is not at all impossible.

43. That is: To make you live again it is sufficient for Allah to give you one call only. As soon as He would give you a call, you would at once come out of the earth alive. This coming out will be with the physical body intact and Allah’s call will be heard from inside the earth.

44. That is: They are His slaves. None of them is the master, but that Allah is the master of them all. Man is also a born slave and servant of Allah.

45. Everybody is helpless before Him and His command is enforced on every one.

46. For Allah it is not at all difficult to give life for the second time. When you admit that He created you for the first time, then to bring you to life for the second time will be still easier. Why is it that you consider reviving you on the Day of Resurrection is impossible?

47. Do not consider Allah on a level with man or any other creature. He is such a higher being who has no peer or equal or a similar being in the universe. He is unique in His being and attributes and all His attributes are very high. In view of this reality to say something which may constitute an insult or which may be derogatory and not befitting to His being is total ignorance and absolute straying.

48. Two attributes of Allah have been mentioned here: Aziz that is Mighty and Hakim that is Wise. He is Mighty, therefore, His promise that man will be revived will be definitely fulfilled and His decision that Doomsday will occur and His court of justice will be held is a very wise decision and it is bound to come into force.