Quran Quote  :  no Messenger had the power to produce a miraculous sign except by the command of Allah. - 13:38

Quran-54:42 Surah Al-qamar English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمۡ أَخۡذَ عَزِيزٖ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ

Transliteration:( Kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa kullihaa fa akhaznaahum akhza 'azeezim muqtadir )

42.They belied all Our Signs [56]. So, We seized them with the grip of the Honourable and the Authoritative [57]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(42) They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Qamar Ayat 42 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

56. Here, 'signs' signify the miracles of Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) and not the verse of Tauraat, because the Holy Tauraat was only revealed after the drowning of the Pharaoh, while what was shown to the Pharaoh by Hazrat Musa, were the miracles.

Discussion: on this has already been mentioned.

57. This means nobody can free you from the clutches of one who is All-Powerful.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Qamar verse 42 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qamar ayat 41 which provides the complete commentary from verse 41 through 46.

(54:42) but they gave the lie to Our Signs, to all of them. Thereupon We seized them with the seizing of the Most Mighty, the Most Powerful.

Ala-Maududi

(54:42) but they gave the lie to Our Signs, to all of them. Thereupon We seized them with the seizing of the Most Mighty, the Most Powerful.


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

(42) They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

Surah Al-Qamar All Ayat (Verses)

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