Surah Ghafir 40:68
سُورَةُ غَافِرٍ · Meccan · Verse 68 of 85
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Translation
It is He who gives life and death, and when He ordains a thing, He says only ‘Be’ and it is.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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