Allah the Exalted notifies the servants of His infinite power, which He
demonstrated by creating what is bigger than that which they wondered about and
whose possibility they discount,
[أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُواْ
إِلَى السَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَـهَا وَزَيَّنَّـهَا]
(Have they not looked at the heaven above them, how We have made it and
adorned it,) with lamps;
[وَمَا لَهَا مِن
فُرُوجٍ]
(and there are no Furuj in it) i.e., clefts, according to Mujahid. Others
said that Furuj means, rifts, or cracks. All these meanings are close to one
another. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,
[الَّذِى خَلَقَ
سَبْعَ سَمَـوَتٍ طِبَاقًا مَّا تَرَى فِى خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَـنِ مِن تَفَـوُتٍ
فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَى مِن فُطُورٍ - ثُمَّ اْرجِعِ البَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ
يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ البَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ ]
(Who has created the seven heavens one above another; you can see no fault in
the creation of the Most Gracious. Then look again: "Can you see any rifts''
Then look again and yet again, your sight will return to you in a state of
humiliation and worn out.) (67:2-4) fatigued, unable to discover any
imperfection or shortcomings. The statement of Allah the Exalted, the Blessed,
[وَالاٌّرْضَ
مَدَدْنَـهَا]
(And the earth! We have spread it out, ) means, `We made it spacious and
spread it out,'
[وَأَلْقَيْنَا
فِيهَا رَوَسِيَ]
(and set thereon Rawasi standing firm.) which are the mountains to save the
earth from shaking along with its inhabitants,
[وَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا
مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهِيجٍ]
(and We planted in it every lovely (Bahij) pair.) every kind and species of
plant, fruit and vegetation,
[وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ
خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ]
(And of everything We have created pairs that you may reflect.)(51:49)
Allah's saying `Bahij', meaning a beautiful scene,
[تَبْصِرَةً
وَذِكْرَى لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ ]
(An insight and a Reminder for every servant who turns to Allah in
repentance.) Allah says that observing the creation of the heavens and earth and
all the great things that He has placed in them provides insight, proof and a
lesson for every penitent servant who submits in humbleness and repentance to
Allah feeling fear, in awe of Him. Allah the Exalted said,
[وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ
السَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَـرَكاً]
(And We send down blessed water from the sky,) meaning beneficial,
[فَأَنبَتْنَا بِهِ
جَنَّـتٍ]
(then We produce therewith Jannat), means special and public parks, gardens,
etc.
[وَحَبَّ
الْحَصِيدِ]
(and grain that are reaped) grains that are harvested for food and for
storage for later use,
[بَـسِقَـتٍ]
(And date palms Basiqat,) meaning, tall and high, according to the
explanation reported from Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and
As-Suddi. Allah said,
[لَّهَا طَلْعٌ
نَّضِيدٌ]
(with arrranged clusters.) producing fruits arranged in clusters,
[رِّزْقاً
لِّلْعِبَادِ]
(A provision for (Allah's) servants.) for (Allah's) creation,
[وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِ
بَلْدَةً مَّيْتاً]
(And We give life therewith to a dead land.) this is the land that was
barren. However, when rain falls upon it, it is stirred to life; it swells and
produces all of the lovely pairs such as flowers and the like -- amazing on
account of their beauty. All of this comes into existence after the land was
without greenery, yet it was stirred back to life and became green. Indeed, this
should provide proof of Resurrection after death and disintegration; thus Allah
resurrects the dead. This sign of Allah's ability that is seen and witnessed is
greater than the denial of those who discount the possibility of Resurrection.
Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said in other Ayat,
[لَخَلْقُ
السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ أَكْـبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النَّاسِ]
(The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed greater than the
creation of mankind;) (40:57),
[أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ
أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِى خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَلَمْ يَعْىَ
بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَى أَن يُحْىِ الْمَوْتَى بَلَى إِنَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ
شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ]
(Do they not see that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and was
not wearied by their creation, is able to give life to the dead Yes, He surely
is Able to do all things.)(46:33) and,
[وَمِنْ ءَايَـتِهِ
أَنَّكَ تَرَى الاٌّرْضَ خَـشِعَةً فَإِذَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَآءَ
اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ إِنَّ الَّذِى أَحْيَـهَا لَمُحْىِ الْمَوْتَى إِنَّهُ عَلَى
كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ]
(And among His signs (is this), that you see the earth barren; but when We
send down water to it, it is stirred to life and growth. Verily, He Who gives it
life, surely is able to give life to the dead. Indeed He is Able to do all
things.)(41:39)
[كَذَّبَتْ
قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَـبُ الرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ - وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ
وَإِخْوَنُ لُوطٍ - وَأَصْحَـبُ الاٌّيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُّبَّعٍ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ
الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ - أَفَعَيِينَا بِالْخَلْقِ الاٌّوَّلِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى
لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ]
(12. Denied before them the people of Nuh, and the Dwellers of Rass, and
Thamud,) (13. And `Ad, and Fir`awn, and the brethren of Lut,) (14. And the
Dwellers of Al-Aykah, and the people of Tubba`. Everyone of them denied (their)
Messengers, so My threat took effect.) (15. Were We then tired with the first
creation Nay, they are in confused doubt about a new creation.)
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