Transliteration:( Wa sakhkhara lakum maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi jamee'am minhu; inna feezaalika la Aayaatil liqawminy yatafakkaroon )
22. The moon, the stars, etc. (all the heavenly things). Trees, animals, rivers, etc. (things of the earth), are all Our creation, but they serve you. Thus, it becomes incumbent upon you that you should fuifill Our works.
23. This tells us that to ponder over religious issues is a lofty bounty of Allah Almighty. while getting engrossed in worldly matters which keeps you away from the rememberance of Allah Almighty is a form of Divine punishment.
A moment's sincere reflection is better than a thousand years of thoughtless verbal zikr. It should be remembered that Reflection in the Creator is infidelity: reflection in the creation is Belief. When pondering about the various creations is an act of worship, then how great is it to ponder about the praiseworthy attributes of the Holy Prophet and reflecting over the verses of the Holy QUR'AAN?.
This is worship of the highest quality. Those, to whom Allah Almighty grants these types of reflection and thinking, become free from the anxieties of the world.
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Please refer to Surah Jathiya ayat 12 which provides the complete commentary from verse 12 through 15.
15. For explanation, see (Surah Ibrahim, Ayat 33) note 44 on it, and (Surah Luqman, ayat 19) note 35.
16. This sentence has two meanings:
(1) This gift and favor of Allah is not like the gift of the worldly kings, who favor their favorites with the wealth that they have collected from the people themselves, but, on the contrary, all the good things in the universe have been created by Allah Himself, and He has granted these to man from Himself.
(2) Neither is anyone a partner of Allah in the creation of these good things, nor has anyone anything to do in making them subservient to man. Allah alone is their Creator and He alone has granted these to man from Himself.
17. That is, in their subjection and in making them beneficial for man, there are many signs for those who think and reflect. These signs clearly point to the truth that the Creator and Master and Administrator of everything and of every power in the universe, from the earth to the heavens, is One God alone Who has subjected them to a law. And that God alone is Lord of man Who has made all these things and powers favorable and helpful for man’s life his sustenance, his convenience, his development and his civilization and social life by His power and wisdom and mercy, and that God alone is worthy of man’s service and gratitude and devotion and not some other beings, who have neither any share in creating the things and powers nor anything to do with subjecting them to man and making them beneficial for him.
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