This is from the completion of Musa's speech concerning the description of
His Lord when Fir`awn asked him about Him. He (Musa) said,
[الَّذِى أَعْطَى
كُلَّ شَىءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَى]
(He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright.) Then,
Fir`awn attempted to present some argumentative rebuttal during Musa's reply.
Yet, Musa continued by saying, "He is the One Who made the earth as a bed for
you.'' Some recited the word as Mihadan and others recited it as Mahdan, which
means `a place of rest that you settle down upon.' It also may mean `that which
you stand upon, sleep upon or travel upon its back.'
[وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ
فِيهَا سُبُلاً]
(and has opened ways for you therein.) This means, `He made roads for you to
walk upon their shoulders.' This is just as He, the Exalted, said,
[وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا
فِجَاجاً سُبُلاً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ]
(And placed therein broad highways for them to pass through, that they may be
guided.) [21:31]
[وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ
السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجاً مِّن نَّبَـتٍ شَتَّى]
(and has sent down water from the sky. And We have brought forth with it
various kinds of vegetation.) referring to the various species of plants, such
as vegetation and fruits. Some are sour, some are sweet, some are bitter and
there are other kinds as well.
[كُلُواْ وَارْعَوْا
أَنْعَـمَكُمْ]
(Eat and pasture your cattle (therein);) meaning, `something that is food for
you and a palatable fruit for you, and something that is for your cattle as
fodder for them, both green and dry.'
[إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ
لأيَـتٍ]
(Verily, in this are Ayat.) This means proofs, signs and evidences.
[لاٌّوْلِى
النُّهَى]
(for men of understanding.) meaning those who possess correct and upright
intelligence realizing that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, and
there is no true Lord other than Him.
[مِنْهَا
خَلَقْنَـكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَى
]
(Thereof We created you, and into it we shall return you, and from it We
shall bring you out once again.) meaning, `the earth is your beginning. For your
father, Adam, was created with dirt from the surface of the earth. You also will
be returned to the earth. This means that you will become dirt when you die and
decay.' The statement, "And from it We shall bring you out once again,'' means,
[يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ
فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً
]
(On the Day when He will call you, and you will answer with His praise and
obedience, and you will think that you have stayed (in this world) but a little
while!) [17:52] This Ayah is similar to Allah's statement,
[قَالَ فِيهَا
تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ ]
(He said: "Therein you shall live, and therein you shall die, and from it you
shall be brought out.'') [7:25]
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