Quran-57:2 Surah Al-hadeed English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration:( Lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ardi yuhyee wa yumeetu wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer )

2.His is the kingdom [2] of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death[3], and He has power over everything. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(2) His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Hadeed Ayat 2 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

2. In that the actual king is Allah Almighty and He can grant temporary kingdom to whomsoever He may desire.

3. This means He keeps you alive as long as He wants, and causes you to die when He wants. Or, it means He will resurrect all the deceased back to life.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Hadid verse 2 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hadid ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 3.

(57:2) His is the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over everything.

Ala-Maududi

(57:2) His is the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over everything.


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(2) His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.

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