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Surah an-Nahl (The Bee ) 16 : 49

وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
And to Allāh prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(16:49:1)
walillahi
And to Allah
(16:49:2)
yasjudu
prostrate
(16:49:3)
(16:49:4)
(16:49:5)
l-samāwāti
the heavens
(16:49:6)
(16:49:7)
(16:49:8)
l-arḍi
the earth
(16:49:9)
(16:49:10)
dābbatin
moving creatures
(16:49:11)
wal-malāikatu
and the Angels
(16:49:12)
(16:49:13)
(16:49:14)
yastakbirūna
arrogant

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Explanatory Note

 “Do people not see how every object God has created casts its shadow right and left, prostrating itself before God in complete submission? For, before God prostrates itself every living thing in the heavens and the earth, as do the angels. They do not behave in arrogant defiance. They fear their Lord, who is high above them, and do as they are bidden.” (Verses 48-50)

This is indeed the most expressive aspect of submission. The sūrah thus alerts us to the gentle movement of shades, for it profoundly influences our feelings. It depicts all creatures, ‘in complete submission’. It also adds the angels to this universal grouping. This gives us a wonderful image of living creatures, shadows, inanimate objects and angels in a position of full submission to God. It depicts their complete devotion and sincere worship. None is too proud to refuse to worship Him or to disobey His command. Only a group of arrogant human beings jarr the tune in this remarkable orchestration.

 

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The following internal evidence shows that this Surah was revealed during the last Makkan stage of Prophethood:

1.         V. 41 clearly shows that persecution had forced some Muslims to emigrate to Abyssinia before the revelation of this Surah.

2.         It is evident from v. 106 that at that time the persecution of the Muslims was at its height and a problem had arisen where Muslims under persecution were being forced to utter words of blasphemy.

3.         V. 112-114 clearly refer to the end of a seven year famine that had struck Makkah some years after the beginning of Prophethood.

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