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Surah An-Nur, Ayah 45 (24:45)

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وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن …

Quran 24:45 is ayah 45 of Surah An-Nur (“The Light”), a Medinan surah of 64 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 356 of the Madani Mushaf.

24:45
وَٱللَّهُخَلَقَكُلَّدَآبَّةٍمِّنمَّآءٍ ۖفَمِنْهُممَّنيَمْشِىعَلَىٰبَطْنِهِۦوَمِنْهُممَّنيَمْشِىعَلَىٰرِجْلَيْنِوَمِنْهُممَّنيَمْشِىعَلَىٰٓأَرْبَعٍ ۚيَخْلُقُٱللَّهُمَايَشَآءُ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍقَدِيرٌ٤٥
wal-lahu khalaqa kulla dābbatin min māin famin'hum man yamshī ʿalā baṭnihi wamin'hum man yamshī ʿalā rij'layni wamin'hum man yamshī ʿalā arbaʿin yakhluqu l-lahu mā yashāu inna l-laha ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

Allāh 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. Allāh creates what He wills. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.(45)

Word by word

  1. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  2. خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
  3. كُلَّkullaevery
  4. دَآبَّةٍdābbatinmoving creature
  5. مِّنminfrom
  6. مَّآءٍ ۖmāinwater
  7. فَمِنْهُمfamin'humOf them
  8. مَّنman(is a kind) who
  9. يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
  10. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  11. بَطْنِهِۦbaṭnihiits belly
  12. وَمِنْهُمwamin'humand of them
  13. مَّنman(is a kind) who
  14. يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
  15. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  16. رِجْلَيْنِrij'laynitwo legs
  17. وَمِنْهُمwamin'humand of them
  18. مَّنman(is a kind) who
  19. يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
  20. عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
  21. أَرْبَعٍ ۚarbaʿinfour
  22. يَخْلُقُyakhluquAllah creates
  23. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah creates
  24. مَاmāwhat
  25. يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
  26. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  27. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  28. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  29. كُلِّkullievery
  30. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  31. قَدِيرٌqadīrun(is) All-Powerful

Tafsir (commentary) of 24:45

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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.)

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