Surah Ash-Shura 42:11
سُورَةُ الشُّورَىٰ · Meccan · Verse 11 of 53
فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ۖ يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ۚ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِۦ شَىْءٌۭ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ
Translation
the Creator of the heavens and earth.’ He made mates for you from among yourselves––and for the animals too––so that you may multiply. There is nothing like Him: He is the All Hearing, the All Seeing.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Ash-Shura 42:11 is discussed in 15 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Attributes of Allah (Sifat Allah) (key verse)
- Hatred (Kurh) (key verse)
- Names of Allah (Asma Allah al-Husna) (key verse)
- Mockery (Istihza)
- Faith (Iman)
- Hearing (Sam')
- Excellence (Ihsan)
- Atheism (Ilhad)
- Sight (Basar)
- Reflection (Tafakkur)
- Joy (Farah)
- Innate Nature (Fitrah)
- Forgetfulness (Nisyan)
- The Self (Nafs)
- Idolatry (Shirk)
Reflect on this verse
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