Surah 24. An-Nur, Ayah 45
| وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَابَّةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ ۖ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ أَرْبَعٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'allaah khalaqa kull daabbah min maa' fa- min -hum man yamshe calaa bat.n -hi wa- min -hum man yamshe calaa rijlain wa- min -hum man yamshe calaa arbac yakhluq 'allaah maa yashaa' 'inna 'allaah calaa kull shay' qader |
| Pickthall | : | Allah hath created every animal of water. Of them is (a kind) that goeth upon its belly and (a kind) that goeth upon two legs and (a kind) that goeth upon four. Allah createth what He will. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. |
| Asad | : | And it is God who has created all animals out of water;63 and [He has willed that] among them are such as crawl on their bellies, and such as walk on two legs, and such as walk on four. God creates what He wills: for, verily, God has the power to will anything. |
| Malik | : | Allah has created from water every living creature: of them there are some that creep upon their bellies, some that walk on two legs, and yet some that walk on four; Allah creates what He pleases; surely Allah has power over everything. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And Allah has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills: for verily Allah has power over all things. 3021 3022 3023 |
Note - 63See note [39] on 21:30. The term dabbah denotes every
corporeal being endowed with both life and spontaneous
movement; hence, in its widest sense, it comprises the
entire animal world, including man.
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Note - 3021Cf. xxi. 30, n. 2691. Protoplasm is the basis of all
living matter, and "the vital power of protoplasm seems
to depend on the constant presence of water".
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Note - 3022The creeping things include worms and lowly forms of
animal life as well as reptiles (like snakes),
centipedes, spiders, and insects. Where these have legs
they are small, and the description of creeping or
crawling is more applicable to them than that of walking.
Fishes and sea-animals generally cannot be said to walk:
their swimming is like "creeping on their bellies".
Two-legged animals include birds and man. Most of the
mammals walk on four legs. This includes the whole of the
animal world.
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Note - 3023In Allah's Will and Plan, the variety of forms and habits
among animals is adapted to their various modes of life
and stages of biological development.
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See note [39] on 21:30. The term dabbah denotes every corporeal being endowed with both life and spontaneous movement; hence, in its widest sense, it comprises the entire animal world, including man. |
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Cf. xxi. 30, n. 2691. Protoplasm is the basis of all living matter, and "the vital power of protoplasm seems to depend on the constant presence of water". |
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The creeping things include worms and lowly forms of animal life as well as reptiles (like snakes), centipedes, spiders, and insects. Where these have legs they are small, and the description of creeping or crawling is more applicable to them than that of walking. Fishes and sea-animals generally cannot be said to walk: their swimming is like "creeping on their bellies". Two-legged animals include birds and man. Most of the mammals walk on four legs. This includes the whole of the animal world. |
