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Surah Ghafir — Ayah 68 (40:68)

The Forgiver · Makkah · Juz 24 · Mushaf page 475 of 604

هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٦٨

English translation (Saheeh International)

He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.

Brief commentary

He alone is the one in whose hand is giving life and He alone is the one in whose hand is giving death. So when He decides a matter, He only says to that matter: “Be” and it becomes.

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