Tafsir for verse: 40:68
هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٦٨ ﴿68﴾
68He is the One who gives life and brings death, and when He decides to do something, He only says to it: “Be” and it comes to be.
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Commentary
So when He decrees a matter, it is only to be, without effort or hardship. He made this a result of His ability to give life and cause death, and all other actions mentioned that indicate what is possible for Him without hindrance. It is as if He said: Therefore, from His power, when He decrees a matter, it is the easiest and quickest of things.
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