Transliteration:( Allaahul lazee khalaqa Sab'a Samaawaatinw wa minal ardi mislahunna yatanazzalul amru bainahunna lita'lamooo annal laaha 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeerunw wa annal laaha qad ahaata bikulli shai'in 'ilmaa )
"It is Allah who created seven heavens, and the same number of earths like them. His command descends between them, that you may know that Allah has power over all things and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge."
🔸 The verse refers to seven heavens and seven earths, which could represent seven regions or seven climes on earth.
🔸 Although there are seven regions, the earth is referred to in the singular form, as all regions are made of sand and are interconnected.
🔸 The heavens, on the other hand, are far apart from each other, hence they are referred to in the plural form.
🔸 The commands of Allah are prevalent throughout the heavens and the earth.
🔸 There is no place where Allah’s laws are not in effect.
🔸 Allah’s law governs all aspects of creation, both in the heavens and on the earth, ensuring that everything is under His control.
🔸 The verse emphasizes that Allah, who issues laws in the heavens and earth, will be the same Lord who takes account of His creation on the Day of Judgement.
🔸 Allah’s power over all things enables Him to hold everyone accountable, rewarding or punishing them based on their deeds.
🔸 The resurrection of the dead and the accountability of creation on the Day of Judgement are not difficult for Allah.
🔸 This accountability is not for Allah’s knowledge (which is already complete), but rather it serves to silence the creation, confirming that Allah alone is the ultimate authority.
12. It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof. His command descends between them, that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah surrounds all things with (His) knowledge.
Allah the Exalted asserts His perfect power and infinite greatness, so that the great religion that He has legislated is honored and implemented,
(It is Allah Who has created seven heavens) Allah said in similar Ayat, like what Prophet Nuh said to his people,
(See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another) (71:15), and,
(The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, glorify him.) (17:44) Allah’s statement,
(and of the earth the like thereof.) means, He created seven earths. In the Two Sahihs, there is a Hadith that states,
(Whoever usurps the land of somebody unjustly, even if it was a mere hand span, then his neck will be encircled with it down to the seven earths.) And in Sahih Al-Bukhari the wording is:
(…he will sink down to the seven earths.) In the beginning of my book, Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, I mentioned the various narrations for this Hadith when I narrated the story of the creation of the earth. All the thanks and praise is due to Allah. Those who explained this Hadith to mean the seven continents have brought an implausible explanation that contradicts the letter of the Qur’an and the Hadith without having proof. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat At-Talaq, all the thanks and praise is due to Allah.
(66:12) Allah has also set forth the parable of Mary, the daughter of Imran,[26] who guarded her chastity,[27] and into whom We breathed of Our Spirit,[28] and who testified to the words of her Lord and His Books. She was among the obedient.[29]
26. It may be that the name of Mary’s father was Imran, or she may have been called daughter of Imran because she belonged to the family of Imran.
27. This is a refutation of the accusation by the Jews that the birth of Jesus was, God forbid, the result of a sin of his mother. Their same accusation has been called a monstrous calumny in (Surah An-Nisa, Ayat 156). For explanation, see (Surah An-Nisa, ayat 156) note 190.
28. That is, without her having any connection with a man, Allah breathed into her womb a Spirit from Himself. For explanation, see (Surah An-Nisa, ayat ) note 212,213, and (Surah Al-Anbiya, ayat 91) note 89.
29. For the explanation of the object for which these three kinds of women have been cited as an example, see the Introduction to the
[1705]- i.e., a similar number: seven.
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