Transliteration:( Alam naj'alil arda kifaataa )
📖 Commentary of Verse 25 (Surah Al-Mursalat)
"Have We not made the earth a gathering place?"
✅ The Earth as a Gathering Place [20]
Earth as a Habitat: The verse emphasizes that the earth is the place where all of humanity resides and settles. It is designed by Allah to accommodate all types of human beings, with diverse environments to support life.
Temporary Nature of Heaven for Some: The verse also indirectly mentions the temporary nature of Hazrat Isa’s (peace be upon him) stay in heaven, noting that his true abode is the earth, where he will return. This highlights the significance of the earth as the ultimate place for human existence.
Related Quranic Verses:
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:164): "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and day, and the great ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness, and dispersing therein every kind of moving creature..." – This verse reminds of Allah’s creation of the earth as a source of life and sustenance for humanity.
The tafsir of Surah Mursalat verse 25 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Mursalat ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 28.
(77:25) Did We not make the earth a receptacle,
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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