Transliteration:( Wassamaaa'a rafa'ahaa wa wada'al Meezan )
6. In terms of sight, the sky is above the earth as well as higher in status as all bounties come from there. It is the dwelling of the angels and where our sustenance is determined. There is no infidelity, polytheism or sins there.
From there Divine laws are issued. It should be remembered that partially the heaven is more excellent than the earth, but in a general sense the earth enjoys superiority over the sky because it is the residence of all the Prophets, especially the places of abode of the chiefs of all the Prophets .
7. This means He created the scale of measurement in the world so that there should be justice and fair play in commerce and trade. Or, that to weigh the deeds in the Hereafter, the scale was made so that the good and evil deeds of servants would be weighed in it.
It should be remembered that the scale of measurement was first sent for Hazrat Nuh(On whom be peace). Thereafter, all practised it. Says Allah Almighty: "And We sent down with it the Book and Balance"(S57:V25).
The tafsir of Surah Ar-Rahman verse 7 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Rahman ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 13.
(55:7) and He has raised up the heaven and has set a balance[7]
7. Almost all the commentators have interpreted mizan (balance) to mean justice, and “set the balance” to imply that Allah has established the entire system of the universe on justice. Had there been no harmony and balance and justice established among the countless stars and planets moving in space, and the mighty forces working in this universe, and the innumerable creatures and things found here, this life on earth would not have functioned even for a moment. Look at the creatures existing in the air and water and on land for millions and millions of years on this earth. They continue to exist only because full justice and balance has been established in the means and factors conducive to life; in case there occurs a slight imbalance of any kind, every tract of life would become extinct.
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