Surah An-Noor: Verse 45 - والله خلق كل دابة من... - English
Tafsir of Verse 45, Surah An-Noor
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰٓ أَرْبَعٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
English Translation
Allah has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.English Transliteration
WaAllahu khalaqa kulla dabbatin min main faminhum man yamshee AAala batnihi waminhum man yamshee AAala rijlayni waminhum man yamshee AAala arbaAAin yakhluqu Allahu ma yashao inna Allaha AAala kulli shayin qadeerunTafsir of Verse 45
God has created every beast of water, and some of them go upon their bellies, and some of them go upon two feet, and some of them go upon four; God creates whatever He will; God is powerful over everything.
And Allah has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills for verily Allah has power over all things.
Allah's Power in His creation of the Animals
Allah mentions His complete and almighty power to create all the different kinds of animals with their various forms, colors and ways of moving and stopping, from one kind of water.
فَمِنْهُمْ مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَى بَطْنِهِ
(Of them there are some that creep on their bellies,) like snakes and so on;
وَمِنهُمْ مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَى رِجْلَيْنِ
(and some that walk on two legs,) like humans and birds;
وَمِنْهُمْ مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ
(and some that walk on four,) like cattle and all kinds of animals. Allah says:
يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ
(Allah creates what He wills.) meaning by His power, because what He wills happens and what He does not will does not happen. So he says:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
(Verily, Allah is able to do all things.)
