Surah Ankabut Ayat 20 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 20
Say, [O Muhammad], “Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allah will produce the final creation. Indeed Allah, over all things, is competent.”
Say: “Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originate creation; so will Allah produce a later creation: for Allah has power over all things.
Say: “Go about the earth and see how He created for the first time, and then Allah will recreate life.” Surely, Allah has power over everything.
Say: “Travel in the land and see how (Allah) originated creation, and then Allah will bring forth (resurrect) the creation of the Hereafter (i.e. resurrection after death). Verily, Allah is Able to do all things.”
Say (O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see how He originated creation, then Allah bringeth forth the later growth. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.
Say, “Travel in the earth, then look how He began creation. Thereafter Allah brings into being the last bringing up. Surely Allah is Ever-Determiner of everything.
Say, ‘Travel throughout the earth and see how He brings life into being: and He will bring the next life into being. God has power over all things.
کہہ دیجئے! کہ زمین میں چل پھر کر دیکھو تو سہی کہ کس طرح اللہ تعالیٰ نے ابتداءً پیدائش کی۔ پھر اللہ تعالیٰ ہی دوسری نئی پیدائش کرے گا، اللہ تعالیٰ ہر چیز پر قادر ہے
Quran 29 Verse 20 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ankabut ayat 20, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(29:20) Say: “Go about the earth and see how He created for the first time, and then Allah will recreate life.” Surely, Allah has power over everything.[33]
33. That is, “When you yourselves are witnessing things being created in the first instance by God’s competence and skill, you should understand it well that re-creation shall also take place by the same competence and skill. Such a thing is not beyond His power nor can it be.”
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Ankabut verse 20 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ankabut ayat 19 which provides the complete commentary from verse 19 through 23.
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