Al-Qásas 28:68 وربك يخلق ما يشاء ويختار ما كان لهم الخيرة سبحان الله وتعالى عما يشركون ٦٨
وَرَبُّكَ
يَخۡلُقُ
مَا
يَشَآءُ
وَيَخۡتَارُۗ
مَا
كَانَ
لَهُمُ
ٱلۡخِيَرَةُۚ
سُبۡحَٰنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَتَعَٰلَىٰ
عَمَّا
يُشۡرِكُونَ
٦٨
Your Lord creates and chooses whatever He wills—the choice is not theirs. Glorified and Exalted is Allah above what they associate ˹with Him˺!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice. Exalted is Allāh and high above what they associate with Him.
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah Alone is the One Who has the Power of Creation, Knowledge and Choice
Allah tells us that He is the only One Who has the power to create and make decisions, and there is no one who can dispute with Him in that or reverse His judgement. His saying:
وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخْتَارُ
(And yo
…Allah Alone is the One Who has the Power of Creation, Knowledge and Choice
Allah tells us that He is the only One Who has the power to create and make
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