Surah Ash-Shu’ara Ayat 78 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 78
Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.
“Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;
Who created me and Who guides me;
“Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me;
Who created me, and He doth guide me,
Who created me. And so He, Ever He, guides me.
who created me. It is He who guides me;
جس نے مجھے پیدا کیا ہے اور وہی میری رہبری فرماتا ہے
Quran 26 Verse 78 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ash-Shu’ara ayat 78, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(26:78) Who created me[57] and Who guides me;
57. This is the first reason for which Allah, and One Allah alone, is worthy of man’s worship. The people also knew and believed that Allah alone was their Creator without any partner. Not only they but all the polytheists of the world also have always held the belief that even the deities they worshiped were the creation of Allah, and except for the atheists none have ever denied that Allah is the Creator of the whole universe. This argument of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) implied that being a creature, he could only worship his Creator, Who was alone worthy of his worship, and none else, because none besides Allah had any share in His creation.
Ibn-Kathir
78. Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me. 79. And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink. 80. And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me. 81. And Who will cause me to die, and then will bring me to life. 82. And Who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense.
Ibrahim said, “I will not worship any but the One Who does these things:
(Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me.) He is the Creator Who has decreed certain things to which He guides His creation, so each person follows the path which is decreed for him. Allah is the One Who guides whomsoever He wills and leaves astray whomsoever He wills.
(And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink.) He is my Creator Who provides for me from that which He has made available in the heavens and on earth. He drives the clouds and causes water to fall with which He revives the earth and brings forth its fruits as provision for mankind. He sends down the water fresh and sweet so that many of those whom He has created, animals and men alike, may drink from it.
(And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me.) Here he attributed sickness to himself, even though it is Allah Who decrees it, out of respect towards Allah. By the same token, Allah commands us to say in the prayer,
(Guide us to the straight way) (1:6) to the end of the Surah. Grace and guidance are attributed to Allah, may He be exalted, but the subject of the verb with reference to anger is omitted, and going astray is attributed to the people. This is like when the Jinn said:
(And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a right path) (72:10) Similarly, Ibrahim said:
(And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me.) meaning, `when I fall sick, no one is able to heal me but Him, Who heals me with the means that may lead to recovery’.
(And Who will cause me to die, and then will bring me to life.) He is the One Who gives life and causes death, and no one besides Him is able to do that, for He is the One Who originates and repeats.
(And Who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense.) means, no one is able to forgive sins in this world or the Hereafter except Him. Who can forgive sins except Allah For He is the One Who does whatever He wills.
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