If you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they will answer: "The Mighty and All-knowing created them,"
And if you ask them, “Who has created the heavens and the earth?”, they will surely say, “They are created by the Most Honourable, the All Knowing.”
If thou askest them, 'Who created the heavens and earth?' they will say, 'The All-mighty, the All-knowing created them.'
Yet thus it is [with most people]: if thou ask them, “Who is it that has created the heavens and the earth?” - they will surely answer, “The Almighty, the All-Knowing has created them.”
And if thou askest them: who hath created the heavens and the earth? they will surely say: created them the Mighty, the Knower.
And indeed if you ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" They will surely say: "The All-Mighty, the All-Knower created them."
And if you asked them, “Who created the heavens and the earth?” They would say, “The Mighty, the Knower created them.”
Yet if you were to ask them: “Who created the heavens and the earth?” they will certainly say: “The All-Mighty, the All-Knowing has created them.”
And indeed if you ask them: "Who has created the heavens and the earth" They will surely say: "The All-Mighty, the All-Knower created them."
And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them;
If you ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and the earth?’ they will surely say, ‘The All-mighty, the All-knowing created them.’
Yet, if you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will answer: 'The Almighty, the Knower created them'
And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing."
(Muhammad), if you ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" They will certainly say, "The Majestic and All-knowing God has created them".
And if you should ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth? they would most certainly say: The Mighty, the Knowing One, has created them;
Walain saaltahum man khalaqa a<b>l</b>ssam<u>a</u>w<u>a</u>ti wa<b>a</b>lar<u>d</u>a layaqoolunna khalaqahunna alAAazeezu alAAaleem<b>u</b>
If you ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?", they will surely answer, "The Almighty, the All Knowing One has created them."
If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' They would be sure to reply, 'they were created by (Him), the Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge';-
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
O Messenger! If you ask these idolaters who deny, “Who created the heavens and who created the earth?” they will say in response to your question, The Mighty whom none can overpower, the Knower of everything, created them.
O Messenger! If you ask these idolaters who deny, “Who created the heavens and who created the earth?” they will say in response to your question, The Mighty whom none can overpower, the Knower of everything, created them.
<h2 class="title">The Idolators' admission that Allah is the Sole Creator, and Further Evidence of that</h2><p>Allah says: `If you, O Muhammad, were to ask these idolators who associate others with Allah and worship others besides Him,'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلِيمُ</div><p>("Who has created the heavens and the earth" They will surely say: "The All-Mighty, the All-Knower created them.") In other words, they will admit that the Creator of all that is Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, yet they still worship others -- idols and false gods -- alongside Him.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">الَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الاٌّرْضَ مَهْداً</div><p>(Who has made for you the earth like a bed,) means, smooth, stable and firm, so that you can travel about in it, and stand on it and sleep and walk about, even though it is created above water, but He has strengthened it with the mountains, lest it should shake.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلاً</div><p>(and has made for you roads therein,) means, paths between the mountains and the valleys.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ</div><p>(in order that you may find your way.) means, in your journeys from city to city, region to region, land to land.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَالَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً بِقَدَرٍ</div><p>(And Who sends down water from the sky in due measure, ) means, according to what is sufficient for your crops, fruits and drinking water for yourselves and your cattle.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتاً</div><p>(then We revive a dead land therewith,) means, a barren land, for when the water comes to it, it is stirred (to life), and it swells and puts forth every lovely kind (of growth). By referring to the revival of the earth, Allah draws attention to how He will bring bodies back to life on the Day of Resurrection, after they have been dead.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">كَذَلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ</div><p>(and even so you will be brought forth.) Then Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَالَّذِى خَلَقَ الأَزْوَجَ كُلَّهَا</div><p>(And Who has created all the pairs) meaning, of everything that grows in the earth, all kinds of plants, crops, fruits, flowers, etc., and all different kinds of animals.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْفُلْكِ</div><p>(and has appointed for you ships) or vessels,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَالاٌّنْعَـمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ</div><p>(and cattle on which you ride.) means, He has subjugated them to you and made it easy for you to eat their meat, drink their milk and ride on their backs. Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لِتَسْتَوُواْ عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ</div><p>(In order that you may mount on their backs, ) meaning, sit comfortably and securely,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ</div><p>(on their backs) means, on the backs of these kinds of animals.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ</div><p>(and then may remember the favor of your Lord) means, whereby these animals are subjugated to you.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُواْ سُبْحَـنَ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَـذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ</div><p>(when you mount thereon, and say: "Glory to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we could have never had it.") means, if it were not for the fact that Allah has subjugated these things to us, we could never have done this by our own strength.' Ibn `Abbas, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd said: "We could not have done this ourselves."</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِنَّآ إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ </div><p>(And verily, to Our Lord we indeed are to return.) means, `We will return to Him after our death, and our ultimate destination is with Him.' In this Ayah, mention of earthly journeys draws attention to the journey of the Hereafter, just as elsewhere, mention of earthly provision draws attention to the importance of ensuring provision for the Hereafter, as Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَتَزَوَّدُواْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى</div><p>(And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is the Taqwa) (2:197). And mention of earthly garments is also used to draw attention to the raiment of the Hereafter:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَى ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ</div><p>(and as an adornment; and the raiment of the Taqwa, that is better) (7:26).</p>
The Idolators' admission that Allah is the Sole Creator, and Further Evidence of thatAllah says: `If you, O Muhammad, were to ask these idolators who associate others with Allah and worship others besides Him,'مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلِيمُ("Who has created the heavens and the earth" They will surely say: "The All-Mighty, the All-Knower created them.") In other words, they will admit that the Creator of all that is Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, yet they still worship others -- idols and false gods -- alongside Him.الَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الاٌّرْضَ مَهْداً(Who has made for you the earth like a bed,) means, smooth, stable and firm, so that you can travel about in it, and stand on it and sleep and walk about, even though it is created above water, but He has strengthened it with the mountains, lest it should shake.وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلاً(and has made for you roads therein,) means, paths between the mountains and the valleys.لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ(in order that you may find your way.) means, in your journeys from city to city, region to region, land to land.وَالَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً بِقَدَرٍ(And Who sends down water from the sky in due measure, ) means, according to what is sufficient for your crops, fruits and drinking water for yourselves and your cattle.فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتاً(then We revive a dead land therewith,) means, a barren land, for when the water comes to it, it is stirred (to life), and it swells and puts forth every lovely kind (of growth). By referring to the revival of the earth, Allah draws attention to how He will bring bodies back to life on the Day of Resurrection, after they have been dead.كَذَلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ(and even so you will be brought forth.) Then Allah says:وَالَّذِى خَلَقَ الأَزْوَجَ كُلَّهَا(And Who has created all the pairs) meaning, of everything that grows in the earth, all kinds of plants, crops, fruits, flowers, etc., and all different kinds of animals.وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْفُلْكِ(and has appointed for you ships) or vessels,وَالاٌّنْعَـمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ(and cattle on which you ride.) means, He has subjugated them to you and made it easy for you to eat their meat, drink their milk and ride on their backs. Allah says:لِتَسْتَوُواْ عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ(In order that you may mount on their backs, ) meaning, sit comfortably and securely,عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ(on their backs) means, on the backs of these kinds of animals.ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ(and then may remember the favor of your Lord) means, whereby these animals are subjugated to you.إِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُواْ سُبْحَـنَ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَـذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ(when you mount thereon, and say: "Glory to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we could have never had it.") means, if it were not for the fact that Allah has subjugated these things to us, we could never have done this by our own strength.' Ibn `Abbas, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd said: "We could not have done this ourselves."وَإِنَّآ إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ (And verily, to Our Lord we indeed are to return.) means, `We will return to Him after our death, and our ultimate destination is with Him.' In this Ayah, mention of earthly journeys draws attention to the journey of the Hereafter, just as elsewhere, mention of earthly provision draws attention to the importance of ensuring provision for the Hereafter, as Allah says:وَتَزَوَّدُواْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى(And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is the Taqwa) (2:197). And mention of earthly garments is also used to draw attention to the raiment of the Hereafter:وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَى ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ(and as an adornment; and the raiment of the Taqwa, that is better) (7:26).