Transliteration:( Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih )
15. In "Let man look" the command is for obligation or for permissibility. Sight also means to see with the eye as well as for contemplation and reflection. Only that sight of the eye is beneficial which is accompanied by contemplation. By man' is meant man in general whether a believer or an infidel, a sinner or a pious. This type of sight helps the infidel to obtain faith and the mystical knowledge for the believers. One moment of sincere contemplation is better than a thousand years of mere verbal Zikr. In the word "food" all types of foods are included whether cooked food or fruit. When we praise the cook we should include the praise of the Creator of the food.
The tafsir of Surah Abasa verse 24 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Abasa ayat 17 which provides the complete commentary from verse 17 through 32.
(80:24) So let man just consider his food:[17]
17. That is, let him consider the food, which he regards as an ordinary thing, how it is created. Had God not provided the means for it, it was not in the power of man himself to have created the food on the earth in any way.
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