[يُولِجُ الَّيْلَ
فِى النَّهَارِ]
(merges the night into the day,) meaning, He takes from the night and adds to
the day, so that the day becomes longer and the night shorter, which is what
happens in summer when the days are longest; then the day starts to become
shorter and the night longer, which is what happens in winter.
[وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ
وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى]
(and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for a term
appointed;) It was said that this means, each runs within its set limits, or it
means until the Day of Resurrection; both meanings are correct. The first view
is supported by the Hadith of Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, in the
Two Sahihs, according to which the Messenger of Allah said:
«يَا أَبَا ذَرَ
أَتَدْرِي أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ هَذِهِ الشَّمْسُ؟»
(O Abu Dharr! Do you know where this sun goes) I (Abu Dharr) said: "Allah and
His Messenger know best.'' He said:
«فَإِنَّهَا تَذْهَبُ
فَتَسْجُدُ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ، ثُمَّ تَسْتَأْذِنُ رَبَّهَا فَيُوشِكُ أَنْ يُقَالَ
لَهَا: ارْجِعِي مِنْ حَيْثُ جِئْت»
(It goes and prostrates beneath the Throne, then it seeks permission from its
Lord, and soon it will be said: "Go back from whence you came.'') Ibn Abi Hatim
recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The sun is like flowing water, running in its
course in the sky during the day. When it sets, it travels in its course beneath
the earth until it rises in the east.'' He said, "The same is true in the case
of the moon.'' Its chain of narration is Sahih.
[وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ
بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ]
(and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do.) This is like the Ayah,
[أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى السَّمَآءِ وَالاٌّرْضِ]
(Know you not that Allah knows all that is in the heaven and the earth)
(22:70). The meaning is that Allah is the Creator Who knows all things, as He
says:
[اللَّهُ الَّذِى
خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَـوَتٍ وَمِنَ الاٌّرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ]
(It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof)
(65:12).
[ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ
اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ الْبَـطِلُ]
(That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and that which they invoke besides
Him is falsehood;) means, He shows you His Signs so that you may know from them
that He is the Truth, i.e., He truly exists and is truly divine, and that all
else besides Him is falsehood. He has no need of anything else, but everything
else is dependent on Him, because everything in heaven and on earth is created
by Him and is enslaved by Him; none of them could move even an atom's weight
except with His permission. If all the people of heaven and earth were to come
together to create a fly, they would not be able to do so. Allah says:
[ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ
اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ الْبَـطِلُ وَأَنَّ
اللَّهَ هُوَ الْعَلِىُّ الْكَبِيرُ ]
(That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and that which they invoke besides
Him is falsehood; and that Allah, He is the Most High, the Most Great.) meaning,
He is the Most High and there is none higher than Him, and He is the Most Great
Who is greater than everything. Everything is subjugated and insignificant in
comparison to Him.
[أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ
الْفُلْكَ تَجْرِى فِى الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ اللَّهِ لِيُرِيَكُمْ مِّنْ ءَايَـتِهِ
إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لاّيَـتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ - وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُمْ مَّوْجٌ
كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُاْ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّـهُمْ إِلَى
الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُمْ مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَايَـتِنَآ إِلاَّ كُلُّ
خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ ]
(31. See you not that the ships sail through the sea by Allah's grace that He
may show you of His signs Verily, in this are signs for every patient, grateful
(person).) (32. And when waves cover them like shades, they invoke Allah, making
their invocations for Him only. But when He brings them safe to land, there are
among them those that stop in between. And Our Ayat are not denied except by
every Khattar Kafur.)
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