Surah Al-Mulk · Ayah 2·Makkī

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ٱلَّذِى وَهُوَ ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

مرگ و حیات؛ وسیلة آزمایش

مرگ اگر به معنای فساد و نیستی باشدء مخلوق نیست؛ چرا که خلقت به امور وجودی تعلق می‌گیرد؛ اما می‌دانیم که حقیقت مرگ انتقال از جهانی به جهان دیگر است و این بی‌شک یک امر وجودی است که می‌تواند مخلوق باشد و اگر مرگ در اینجا قبل از حیات ذکر شده» به خاطر تأثیر عمیقی است که توجه به مرگ در خُسن عمل انسان‌ها دارد. منظور از آزمایش خداوند نیز نوعی پرورش است؛ بدین معنا که انسان‌ها را به میدان عمل می‌کشد تا ورزیده و پاکیزه و لایق قرب خدا گردند. شایان توجه این که هدف آزمایش را نیکویی عمل معرفی کرده و نه زیادی عمل. این دلیل بر این است که اسلام به کیفیت اهمیت می‌دهد. نه به کمیت. مهم این است که عملء خالصانه و برای خدا باشد؛ هر چند از نظر کمیت کم باشد. در روایتی از پیامبر(ص) نقل شده است: «منظور این است که کدام‌یک از شما عقل کامل‌تری دارد و از خدا بیشتر می‌ترسد و آگاهی بیشتری از فرامین و نواهی خداوند دارد؛ اگرچه اعمال مستحب را کمتر انجام دهد.» بدیمی است که عقل کامل, عمل را پاک‌تر و نیت را خالص‌تر و پاداش را بیشتر می‌کند.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 9 roots in 9 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

11 words · 53 letters · āyah 2 of 30

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 6:165 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِى مَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ

    And it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you through what He has given you. Indeed…

  • Quran 11:7 · Hudclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْمَآءِ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَلَئِن قُلْتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْمَوْتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you say…

  • Quran 22:66 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ

    And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.

  • Quran 40:67 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا۟ شُيُوخًا وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child; then [He develops you] that you reach your [time of]…

  • Quran 44:8 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.

  • Quran 23:78 · Al-Muminoonclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    And it is He who produced for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 67:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 67:2 include Quran 6:165 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 11:7 (Surah Hud), Quran 22:66 (Surah Al-Hajj), and Quran 40:67 (Surah Al-Ghaafir). For example, 6:165 reads: “And it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you through what He has given you. Indeed…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 67:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 67:2 (Surah Al-Mulk, The Sovereignty) reads: “[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -”

Which surah is verse 67:2 in?

Quran 67:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty), chapter 67 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 30 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 67:2?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 67:2 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 67:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 67:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.