Surah Mulk Verse 23 — Ayat 23
Ayah 23 of 30 · Para 29
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Surah Al-Mulk verse 23: Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful."
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Arabic Text
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَنشَأَكُمۡ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَـٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡءِدَةَۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ
Transliteration
Qul huwal lazee ansha akum wa ja'ala lakumus sam'a wal absaara wal af'idata qaleelam maa tashkuroon
English Translation
Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful."
English: Saheeh International (Tanzil.net)
Word-by-Word
- قُلْ qul Say
- هُوَ huwa He
- ٱلَّذِىٓ alladhī (is) the One Who
- أَنشَأَكُمْ ansha-akum produced you
- وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and made
- لَكُمُ lakumu for you
- ٱلسَّمْعَ l-samʿa the hearing
- وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ wal-abṣāra and the vision
- وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖ wal-afidata and the feelings
- قَلِيلًۭا qalīlan Little
- مَّا mā (is) what
- تَشْكُرُونَ tashkurūna you give thanks
Word breakdown from Quran.com API (Uthmani text, Saheeh International gloss per word).
Context in Al-Mulk (Ayah 23)
Allah commands Say: Huwa alladhi ansha'akum—He produced you—and granted sam', absar, af'idah, qaleelan ma tashkuroon: little thanks you give. Tafsir lists faculties as trusts proving purposeful creation.
Ansha' includes first creation and development; faculties are arguments against blind chance. Ingratitude is not ignorance alone but neglect after knowing blessings.
Sets stage for scattering on earth (24) and mockery of promise (25).
Key Arabic Words
- أَنشَأَكُمْ produced you This word appears in the ayah text; compare how translators render it and read the full ayah on Quran.com before extending the meaning to other passages.
- وَجَعَلَ and made This word appears in the ayah text; compare how translators render it and read the full ayah on Quran.com before extending the meaning to other passages.
- لَكُمُ for you This word appears in the ayah text; compare how translators render it and read the full ayah on Quran.com before extending the meaning to other passages.
- هُوَ He This word appears in the ayah text; compare how translators render it and read the full ayah on Quran.com before extending the meaning to other passages.
Classical Tafsir (Verified Summary)
Ibn Kathir on verses 20–27
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged), via Quran.com
ْ هُوَ الَّذِى أَنشَأَكُمْ (Say it is He Who has created you,) meaning, He initiated your creation after you were not even a thing worth mentioning (i.e., nothing). Then He says, وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْسَّمْعَ وَالاٌّبْصَـرَ وَالأَفْئِدَةَ (and endowed you with hearing and seeing, and hearts.) meaning, intellects and powers of reasoning.
Reflection on Creation
Neuroscience maps sensory pathways; the ayah assigns moral weight to function—using ears for Quran, eyes for halal benefit, hearts for compassion. Study ayah 23 with the Arabic on this page and Saheeh International English: “Say, It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.”. In chapter 67’s sequence, this line advances the theme of Allah produced hearing, sight, and hearts—little thanks. Read ayah 22 and ayah 24 on their verse pages so you see how the argument builds—Meccan proofs about creation, accountability, and mercy are layered, not repeated as generic slogans. Study ayah 23 with the Arabic on this page and Saheeh International English: “Say, It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.”. In chapter 67’s sequence, this line advances the theme of Allah produced hearing, sight, and hearts—little thanks. Read ayah 22 and ayah 24 on their verse pages so you see how the argument builds—Meccan proofs about creation, accountability, and mercy are layered, not repeated as generic slogans. Study ayah 23 with the Arabic on this page and Saheeh International English: “Say, It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.”. In chapter 67’s sequence, this line advances the theme of Allah produced hearing, sight, and hearts—little thanks. Read ayah 22 and ayah 24 on their verse pages so you see how the argument builds—Meccan proofs about creation, accountability, and mercy are layered, not repeated as generic slogans. Study ayah 23 with the Arabic on this page and Saheeh International English: “Say, It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.”. In chapter 67’s sequence, this line advances the theme of Allah produced hearing, sight, and hearts—little thanks. Read ayah 22 and ayah 24 on their verse pages so you see how the argument builds—Meccan proofs about creation, accountability, and mercy are layered, not repeated as generic slogans.
Family & Bedtime Practice
Each person names one way they used hearing, sight, or heart for good today; say alhamdulillah together. Match ayah 23 to one blessing from today that fits the theme (Allah produced hearing, sight, and heart…). Match ayah 23 to one blessing from today that fits the theme (Allah produced hearing, sight, and heart…). Match ayah 23 to one blessing from today that fits the theme (Allah produced hearing, sight, and heart…).
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Related Verses
- Quran 67:10 — Regret for not using hearing and reason.
- Quran 67:24 — Scattered on earth then gathered.
- Previous ayah (22)
- Next ayah (24)
Short Tafsir Note
Allah created hearing, sight, and hearts — yet little thanks. Faculties are trusts for accountability.
Key Lessons
- Senses are gifts for guidance
- Thank Allah for hearing and sight
- Use faculties for obedience
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
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