in refutation of the claim rejecting resurrection due to the renewal of
creation after its original state, Allah says;
[ءَأَنتُمْ]
(Are you) `O people'
[أَشَدُّ خَلْقاً
أَمِ السَّمَآءُ]
(more difficult to create or is the heaven...) meaning, `rather the heaven is
more difficult to create than you.' As Allah said;
[لَخَلْقُ
السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ أَكْـبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النَّاسِ]
(the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of
mankind;) (40:57) And His saying;
[أَوَلَـيْسَ الَذِى
خَلَقَ السَّمَـوتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ بِقَـدِرٍ عَلَى أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم بَلَى
وَهُوَ الْخَلَّـقُ الْعَلِيمُ ]
(Is not the One Who created the heavens and the earth, capable of creating
the similar to them. Yes, indeed! He is the Supreme Creator, the All-Knowing.)
(36:81) Then Allah says,
[بَنَـهَا]
(He constructed) He explains this by His statement,
[رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا
فَسَوَّاهَا ]
(He raised its height, and has perfected it.) meaning, He made it a lofty
structure, vast in its space, with equal sides, and adorned with stars at night
and in the darkness. Then Allah says,
[وَأَغْطَشَ
لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَـهَا ]
(Its night He covers and He brings out its forenoon.) meaning, He made its
night dark and extremely black, and its day bright, luminous, shining and clear.
Ibn `Abbas said, "He did Aghtasha of its night means that He made it dark.''
Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr and a large group have said this as well. In
reference to Allah's statement,
[وَأَخْرَجَ
ضُحَـهَا]
(And He brings out its forenoon.) meaning, He illuminated its day. Then Allah
says,
[وَالاٌّرْضَ بَعْدَ
ذَلِكَ دَحَـهَا ]
(And after that He spread the earth,) He explains this statement by the
statement that follows it,
[أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا
مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَـهَا ]
(And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.) It already has been
mentioned previously in Surat Ha Mim As-Sajdah that the earth was created before
the heaven was created, but it was only spread out after the creation of the
heaven. This means that He brought out what was in it with a forceful action.
This is the meaning of what was said by Ibn `Abbas and others, and it was the
explanation preferred by Ibn Jarir. In reference to the statement of Allah,
[وَالْجِبَالَ
أَرْسَـهَا ]
(And the mountains He has fixed firmly,) meaning, He settled them, made them
firm, and established them in their places. And He is the Most Wise, the
All-Knowing. He is Most Kind to His creation, Most Merciful. Allah then says,
[مَتَـعاً لَّكُمْ
وَلاًّنْعَـمِكُمْ ]
(As provision and benefit for you and your cattle.) meaning, He spread out
the earth, caused its springs to gush forth, brought forth its hidden benefits,
caused its rivers to flow, and caused its vegetation, trees, and fruits to grow.
He also made its mountains firm so that it (the earth) would be calmly settled
with its dwellers, and He stabilized its dwelling places. All of this is a means
of beneficial enjoyment for His creatures (mankind) providing them of what
cattle they need, which they eat and ride upon. He has granted them these
beneficial things for the period that they need them, in this worldly abode,
until the end of time and the expiration of this life.
[فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ
الطَّآمَّةُ الْكُبْرَى - يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الإِنسَـنُ مَا سَعَى - وَبُرِّزَتِ
الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَى - فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَى - وَءاثَرَ الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا -
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِىَ الْمَأْوَى - وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى
النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَى - فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِىَ الْمَأْوَى - يَسْأَلُونَكَ
عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَـهَا - فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا - إِلَى رَبِّكَ
مُنتَهَـهَآ - إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَـهَا - كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ
يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُواْ إِلاَّ عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَـهَا ]
(34. But when there comes the Greatest Catastrophe) (35. The Day when man
shall remember what he strove for.) (36. And Hell shall be made apparent for
whoever sees.) (37. Then for him who transgressed) (38. And preferred the life
of this world,) (39. Verily, his abode will be the Hell;) (40. But as for him
who feared standing before his Lord, and forbade himself from desire.) (41.
Verily, Paradise will be his abode.) (42. They ask you about the Hour when will
be its appointed time) (43. What do you have to mention of it.) (44. To your
Lord it is limited.) (45. You are only a warner for those who fear it,) (46. The
Day they see it (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except
an (`Ashiyyah) afternoon or its (Duha) morning.)
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