78:7Before
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا ﴿٧﴾
Wal jibaala au taada
And the mountains as stakes?
Quran 78:8, We created you in pairs.
Surah An-Naba, ayah 8: "And We created you in pairs" Read it in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with the ayah before and after it, and listen to it recited.
Arabic: Tanzil, Uthmani script. English: Sahih International. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid; read from the Arabic when you can.
Meaning and lessons
What Quran 78:8 means, in brief.
This short ayah sits in a list of Allah's signs in Surah An-Naba: the earth spread out, the mountains as pegs, and then, "We created you in pairs." Ibn Kathir explains that this means male and female, each finding comfort in the other, through whom the human race continues.
The signs that follow, sleep for rest, the night as a covering, the day for earning a living, are all given as proof that the One who made them can bring people back on the Day of Decision that the surah describes.
Summarised in our own words from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, on Quran 78:8. Translation of the ayah: Sahih International.
Lessons from this ayah
- Marriage and the pairing of men and women are signs of Allah's design.
- Everyday blessings are proofs of the resurrection.
- Reflect on the ordinary: sleep, night and day are all signs.
Where Quran 78:8 is in the mushaf
Ayah 8 of Surah An-Naba (النَّبَإِ), "The Announcement", surah 78 of the Quran, a Meccan surah of 40 ayat revealed in Makkah. It is in juz 30 (para 30), hizb 59, on page 582 of the standard Madinah mushaf. People search for it as 78/8, 78 8 or Quran 78 8.
More verses on this theme: Quran verses about marriage.
Questions
Good to know.
What does Quran 78:8 say?
And We created you in pairs (Sahih International)
What is Quran 78:8 about?
This short ayah sits in a list of Allah's signs in Surah An-Naba: the earth spread out, the mountains as pegs, and then, "We created you in pairs." Ibn Kathir explains that this means male and female, each finding comfort in the other, through whom the human race continues.
Which surah and juz is 78:8 in?
It is in Surah An-Naba, surah 78 of the Quran, in juz 30 (para 30), on page 582 of the Madinah mushaf.
What comes before and after 78:8?
The ayah before, 78:7, says: "And the mountains as stakes?" The ayah after, 78:9, says: "And made your sleep [a means for] rest"