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Surah Naba Ayat 6 in Arabic Text

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا
Alam naj’alil arda mihaa da

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 6

Sahih International
Have We not made the earth a resting place?

Yusuf Ali
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,

Abul Ala Maududi
Have We not spread the earth like a bed,

Muhsin Khan
Have We not made the earth as a bed,

Pickthall
Have We not made the earth an expanse,

Dr. Ghali
Have We not made the earth as a cradling, (Or: level lands).

Abdel Haleem
Did We not make the earth smooth,

Muhammad Junagarhi
کیا ہم نے زمین کو فرش نہیں بنایا؟

Quran 78 Verse 6 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Naba ayat 6, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(78:6) Have We not spread the earth like a bed,[4]


4. Enough light has been thrown at several places in the meaning of the Quran on the supreme wisdom and power of Allah that underlies His making the earth a carpet, i.e. an abode of perfect peace and rest. For explanation, see (Surah An-Naml, ayat 60-61) & (Surah An-Naml, ayat 64) note 81; (Surah YaSeen, ayat 35); (Surah Al-Momin, ayat 64) note 91,91; (Surah Az-Zukhruf, ayat 10) note 7; (Surah Al-Jathiyah, ayat 5) note 7; (Surah Qaaf, ayat 15).

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Naba verse 6 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Naba ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 16.

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