Transliteration:( Wa lillaahi yasjudu maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi min daaabbatinw walma laaa'ikatu wa hum laa yastakbiroon )
103. From this we learn two issues:
1. Besides man and jinn no one in the creation is polytheist, infidel or disobedient;
2. After man, the angels are most superior in the creation of Allah Almighty. Therefore they have been mentioned with such distinction.
The tafsir of Surah An-Nahl verse 49 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nahl ayat 48 which provides the complete commentary from verse 48 through 50.
42. That is, not only all things on the earth alone but also all things in the heavens, including all those whom people have been regarding as gods and goddesses, and considering to be closely related to Allah are subservient to God, and have no share whatsoever in His Godhead. Incidentally, it implies the existence of living creatures not only on the earth but in the planets, too.
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