Surah Fussilat 41:11
سُورَةُ فُصِّلَتۡ · Meccan · Verse 11 of 54
ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهِىَ دُخَانٌۭ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ٱئْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًۭا قَالَتَآ أَتَيْنَا طَآئِعِينَ
Translation
Then He turned to the sky, which was smoke––He said to it and the earth, ‘Come into being, willingly or not,’ and they said, ‘We come willingly’––
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Fussilat 41:11 is discussed in 15 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- The Earth (Ard)
- The Heavens (Sama')
- Cosmic Signs (Ayat Kawniyyah)
- Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim)
- Compulsion (Ikrah)
- Trustworthiness (Amanah)
- Gradualism (Tadarruj)
- Freedom (Hurriyyah)
- Creation (Khalq)
- Innate Nature (Fitrah)
- Vegetation (Nabat)
- Divine Revelation (Wahy)
- Trees (Shajar)
- Governance (Siyasah)
- Obedience (Ta'ah)
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