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Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 68

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28:68 Juz 20 Hizb 40 Page 393 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 28:68

وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخْتَارُ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ ٱلْخِيَرَةُ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ۝٦٨

Transliteration

warabbuka yakhluqu mā yashāu wayakhtāru mā kāna lahumu l-khiyaratu sub'ḥāna l-lahi wataʿālā ʿammā yush'rikūna

Translation

And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice. Exalted is Allāh and high above what they associate with Him.

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Verse 68 of Surah Al-Qasas (28:68), a Meccan surah, is in juz 20, on page 393 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 68

Al-Mukhtasar

O Messenger, your Lord creates what He wishes to create, and He chooses whoever he wants for His obedience and prophethood. The idolaters have no choice that they should object to Allah. Pure and holy is Allah from the partners they worship with Him.

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Other translations of verse 68

Your Lord creates and chooses what He wills; they have no choice. Glorified is Allah and Exalted is He far above what they associate with Him.

And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses: no choice have they (in any matter). Glorified be Allâh, and exalted above all that they associate (as partners with Him).

Thy Lord bringeth to pass what He willeth and chooseth. They have never any choice. Glorified be Allah and Exalted above all that they associate (with Him)!

Thy Lord does create and choose as He pleases: no choice have they (in the matter): Glory to Allah! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!

And your Lord creates and chooses whom He pleases; to choose is not theirs; glory be to Allah, and exalted be He above what they associate (with Him).

And your Lord creates whatever He decides and He chooses. In no way do they have the choice. All Extolment be to Allah, and Supremely Exalted be He above whatever they associate (with Him).

Verse 68 word by word

  1. وَرَبُّكَ warabbuka And your Lord ر ب ب
  2. يَخْلُقُ yakhluqu creates خ ل ق
  3. مَا mā what
  4. يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills ش ي أ
  5. وَيَخْتَارُ wayakhtāru and chooses خ ي ر
  6. مَا mā Not
  7. كَانَ kāna they have ك و ن
  8. لَهُمُ lahumu for them
  9. ٱلْخِيَرَةُ l-khiyaratu the choice خ ي ر
  10. سُبْحَٰنَ sub'ḥāna Glory be س ب ح
  11. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (to) Allah
  12. وَتَعَٰلَىٰ wataʿālā and High is He ع ل و
  13. عَمَّا ʿammā above what
  14. يُشْرِكُونَ yush'rikūna they associate (with Him) ش ر ك

Verses related to verse 68

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Ahzab 33:36

    وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ ٱلْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَٰلًا مُّبِينًا

    It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allāh and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.

  • Ar-Ra’d 13:10

    سَوَآءٌ مِّنكُم مَّنْ أَسَرَّ ٱلْقَوْلَ وَمَن جَهَرَ بِهِۦ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍۭ بِٱلَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌۢ بِٱلنَّهَارِ

    It is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals [his] speech or publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night or conspicuous [among others] by day.

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