وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُرۡسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشۡرَۢا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡ رَحۡمَتِهِۦۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَقَلَّتۡ سَحَابٗا ثِقَالٗا سُقۡنَٰهُ لِبَلَدٖ مَّيِّتٖ فَأَنزَلۡنَا بِهِ ٱلۡمَآءَ فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦ مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُخۡرِجُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ Wa Huwal lazee yursilur riyaaha bushram baina yadai rahmatihee hattaaa izaaa aqallat sahaaban siqaalan suqnaahu libaladim maiyitin fa annzalnaa bihil maaa’a fa akhrajnaa bihee minn kullis samaraat; kazaalika nukhrijul mawtaa la’allakum tazakkaroon English Translation Here you can read various translations of verse 57 And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded. Yusuf AliIt is He Who sendeth the winds like heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy when they have carried the heavy-laden clouds, We drive them to a land that is dead, make rain to descend thereon, and produce every kind of harvest therewith thus shall We raise up the dead perchance ye may remember. Abul Ala MaududiAnd it is He Who sends forth winds as glad tidings in advance of His Mercy, and when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud We drive it to a dead land, then We send down rain from it and bring forth therwith fruits of every kind. In this manner do We raise the dead that you may take heed. Muhsin KhanAnd it is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy rain. Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud, We drive it to a land that is dead, then We cause water rain to descend thereon. Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith. Similarly, We shall raise up the dead, so that you may remember or take heed. PickthallAnd He it is Who sendeth the winds as tidings heralding His mercy, till, when they bear a cloud heavy with rain, We lead it to a dead land, and then cause water to descend thereon and thereby bring forth fruits of every kind. Thus bring We forth the dead. Haply ye may remember. Dr. GhaliAnd He is The One Who sends the winds, bearing good tidings before Literally between the two hands of His mercy His mercy, till when they carry heavy clouds, We drive it the clouds to a dead land; then We therewith send down water; so We bring out therewith products of all kinds. Thus We will bring out the dead, that possibly you would be mindful. Abdel HaleemIt is God who sends the winds, bearing good news of His coming grace, and when they have gathered up the heavy clouds, We drive them to a dead land where We cause rain to fall, bringing out all kinds of crops, just as We shall bring out the dead. Will you not reflect? Muhammad Junagarhiاور وه ایسا ہے کہ اپنی باران رحمت سے پہلے ہواؤں کو بھیجتا ہے کہ وه خوش کر دیتی ہیں، یہاں تک کہ جب وه ہوائیں بھاری بادلوں کو اٹھا لیتی ہیں، تو ہم اس بادل کو کسی خشک سرزمین کی طرف ہانک لے جاتے ہیں، پھر اس بادل سے پانی برساتے ہیں پھر اس پانی سے ہر قسم کے پھل نکالتے ہیں۔ یوں ہی ہم مردوں کو نکال کھڑا کریں گے تاکہ تم سمجھو Quran 7 Verse 57 Explanation For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-A’raf ayat 57, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir. Ala-Maududi 757 And it is He Who sends forth winds as glad tidings in advance of His Mercy, and when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud We drive it to a dead land, then We send down rain from it and bring forth therwith fruits of every kind. In this manner do We raise the dead that you may take heed. There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse. Ibn-Kathir 57. And it is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy rain. Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud, We drive it to a land that is dead, then We cause water rain to descend thereon. Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith. Similarly, We shall raise up the dead, so that you may remember or take heed. 58. The vegetation of a good land comes forth easily by the permission of its Lord; and that which is bad, brings forth nothing but a little with difficulty. Thus do We explain variously the Ayat for a people who give thanks. Among Allah’s Signs, He sends down the Rain and brings forth the Produce After Allah stated that He created the heavens and earth and that He is the Owner and Possessor of the affairs Who makes things subservient for mankind, He ordained that He be invoked in Du`a’, for He is able to do all things. Allah also stated that He is the Sustainer and He resurrects the dead on the Day of Resurrection. Here, Allah said that He sends the wind that spreads the clouds that are laden with rain. Allah said in another Ayah, ﴿وَمِنْ ءَايَـتِهِ أَن يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَـحَ مُبَشِّرَتٍ﴾ And among His signs is this, that He sends the winds with glad tidings ﴿3046﴾. Allah’s statement, ﴿بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِ﴾ going before His mercy means, before the rain. Allah also said; ﴿وَهُوَ الَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُواْ وَيَنشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُ وَهُوَ الْوَلِىُّ الْحَمِيدُ ﴾ And He it is Who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and spreads His mercy. And He is Al-Wali the Guardian, Al-Hamid the praiseworthy ﴿4228﴾ and, ﴿فَانظُرْ إِلَى ءَاثَـرِ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْىِ الاٌّرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمُحْىِ الْمَوْتَى وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴾ Look then at the results of Allah’s mercy, how He revives the earth after its death. Verily, that ﴿is the one Who﴾ shall indeed raise the dead, and He is able to do all things ﴿3050﴾. Allah said next, ﴿حَتَّى إِذَآ أَقَلَّتْ سَحَابًا ثِقَالاً﴾ Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud when the wind carries clouds that are heavy with rain, and this is why these clouds are heavy, close to the earth, and their color is dark. Allah’s statement, ﴿سُقْنَـهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ﴾ We drive it to a land that is dead that is, a dry land that does not have any vegetation. This Ayah is similar to another Ayah, ﴿وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الاٌّرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـهَا﴾ And a sign for them is the dead land. We give it life ﴿3633﴾. This is why Allah said here, ﴿فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَتِ كَذَلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْموْتَى﴾ Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith. Similarly, We shall raise up the dead. meaning, just as We bring life to dead land, We shall raise up the dead on the Day of Resurrection, after they have disintegrated. Allah will send down rain from the sky and the rain will pour on the earth for forty days. The corpses will then be brought up in their graves, just as the seeds become grow in the ground on receiving rain. Allah often mentions this similarity in the Qur’an when He gives the example of what will happen on the Day of Resurrection, and bringing life to dead land, ﴿لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ﴾ so that you may remember or take heed. Allah’s statement, ﴿وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ﴾ The vegetation of a good land comes forth easily by the permission of its Lord; meaning, the good land produces its vegetation rapidly and proficiently. Allah said in another Ayah about Maryam, mother of `Isa, peace be upon him; ﴿وَأَنبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا﴾ He made her grow in a good manner. ﴿337﴾ The Ayah continues, ﴿وَالَّذِى خَبُثَ لاَ يَخْرُجُ إِلاَّ نَكِدًا﴾ and that which is bad, brings forth nothing but with difficulty. Mujahid, and others such as As-Sibakh, etc. also said this. Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Musa said that the Messenger of Allah said, مَثَلُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَالْهُدَى كَمَثَلِ الْغَيْثِ الْكَثِيرِ أَصَابَ أَرْضًا فَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا نَقِيَّةٌ قَبِلَتِ الْمَاءَ فَأَنْبَتَتِ الْكَلَأَ وَالْعُشْبَ الْكَثِيرَ وَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا أَجَادِبُ أَمْسَكَتِ الْمَاءَ فَنَفَعَ اللهُ بِهَا النَّاسَ فَشَرِبُوا وَسَقَوْا وَزَرَعُوا وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةً أُخْرَى إِنَّمَا هِيَ قِيعَانٌ لَا تُمْسِكُ مَاءً وَلَا تُنْبِتُ كَلَأً، فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ فَقُهَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ وَنَفَعَهُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ فَعَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ بِذَلِكَ رَأْسًا وَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ هُدَى اللهِ الَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِه» The parable of the guidance and knowledge with which Allah has sent me is that of an abundant rain falling on a land, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance. And another portion of it was hard and held the rain water; and Allah benefited the people with it, they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink from it, and for irrigation of the land for cultivation. And a portion of it was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring forth vegetation. The first is the example of the person who comprehends Allah’s religion and gets benefit which Allah sent me with, by learnign and teaching others. The last example is that of a person who does not care for it and does not accept the guidance Allah sent me with. Quick navigation links