Transliteration:( Huwal Laahul Khaaliqul Baari 'ul Musawwir; lahul Asmaaa'ul Husnaa; yusabbihu lahoo maa fis samaawaati wal ardi wa Huwal 'Azeezul Hakeem )
“He is Allah, the Creator [67], the Maker, the Fashioner [68]. His are the Most Beautiful Names [69]. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him. And He is the Most Honourable, the Most Wise [70].”
Another interpretation is:
“Maker” refers to estimating and defining limits,
“Creator” means to bring something from non-existence into existence.
Thus, Allah Almighty is both the Maker and the Creator, owning both power and perfection in creation.
He designs every being — human, animal, plant — with the perfect form, size, and features needed for its purpose and function. This Divine attribute, Fashioner (Al-Musawwir), reflects His wisdom and mastery in design.
The name "Allah" is His Personal Name (Ism-e-Zaat). The remaining are Asma-ul-Sifat (Attributive Names), such as Ar-Rahman, Al-Hakeem, Al-Quddus, etc.
He has 99 Names commonly known, but according to some traditions, His names number up to 1000. Each name is exalted, and each one holds deep meaning and perfection.
But He also grants honour and wisdom to His chosen servants.
As Allah says in the Qur'an:
“Honour is for Allah and His Messenger” (Surah Al-Munafiqoon 63:8)
“He will teach them Your Book and wise knowledge” (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:129)
So, while Allah is Al-Azeez (Most Honourable) and Al-Hakeem (Most Wise), He also uplifts those He wills by granting them honour and understanding.
The tafsir of Surah Hashr verse 24 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hashr ayat 21 which provides the complete commentary from verse 21 through 24.
(59:24) He is Allah, the Planner,[44] Executer and Fashioner of creation.[45] His are the names most beautiful.[46] Whatever is in the heavens and the earth extols His Glory.[47] He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise.[48]
44. That is, those who regard a creature as an associate in His powers, authority, attributes, or in His Being, in fact, utter a grave falsehood, for Allah is far exalted that anybody or anything should be an associate with Him in any sense.
45. That is, the entire world and everything in it, from the initial plan of its creation till its coming into existence in its final, finished form, is entirely Allah’s work of creation. Nothing has come into existence by itself nor come about accidentally, nor has anyone else the least share in its creation and development. Here, Allah’s act of creation has been described in three separate stages, which take place one after the other. First is the stage of khalq, which means to ordain, or to plan. It is like an engineer’s conceiving the design of a building, which he intends to build for a specific purpose and draws out its detailed diagram and model. The second stage is barr, which actually means to separate, to cut, to split asunder. The Creator has been called Al-barii in the sense that He enforces the plan He has conceived and brings out the thing from non-existence into existence. It is Analogous to the engineer’s putting marks on the ground of the full measurements of the building according to the plan, digging the foundations, raising the walls and completing all the practical preliminaries of the construction work. The third stage is taswir, which means to give shape; here it implies giving something its final complete shape. In all these three stages there is no resemblance whatever between Allah’s work and human works. None of human plans is such as may not have been derived from previous models and plans. But each of Allah’s plans is, unique and His own original creation. Whatever man makes, he makes it by combining the substances created by Allah. He does not bring anything from nonexistence into existence, but composes and constructs by different methods whatever is present and available. Contrary to this, Allah has brought everything from non-existence into creation, and the substance itself of which He has made the universe is created by Him. Likewise, in the matter of giving shape also man is not the inventor but an imitator, and only a poor imitator. The real Maker of forms and shapes is Allah, Who has given a unique and matchless shape to every species and individual and has never repeated exactly the same shape or from.
46. Names imply the adjectives, and “His are the excellent names” means that those adjectives which indicate or express some kind of defect are not appropriate for Him. He should be remembered by those names which express His attributes of Perfection. In the Quran these beautiful names of Allah have been mentioned here and there, and in the Hadith 99 names of that Exalted and Pure Being have been enumerated which Timidhi and Ibn Majah have related on the authority of Abu Hurairah. If one studies these names as mentioned in the Quran and the Hadith carefully, he can easily understand what words would be appropriate and suitable if one has to remember Allah in another language.
47. That is, everything proclaims with the tongue, or otherwise, that its Creator is free from every fault and defect, weakness and error.
48. For explanation, (Surah Al-Hadid, ayat 1) note 2.
[1666]- i.e., He who destined existence for His creation. [1667]- i.e., He who brings His creation into existence. [1668]- i.e., He who gives every creation its particular form. [1669]- Refer to the final paragraphs of the "Introduction" for a brief discussion of these attributes. [1670]- Refer to footnote in 6:18.
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