Surah Nuh ayat 14 Tafsir Quran 71:14

﴿وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا﴾
[ نوح: 14]

71:14 While He has created you in stages?

when verily He created you in stages? atwār is the plural of tūr which means a state. Thus the sperm-drop is one state the blood clot is another state and so on until the creation of the human being is complete reflecting on the manner of his creation necessarily leads to belief in his Creator.

When His creation evinces both wisdom and Omnipotence. It was He Who created you not only in an orderly manner, but also in progressive stages; from a notfa amshag -zygote- and a clinging organism. you become a rudimentary being -embryo- then you come to be a developing being -foetus- then you come out of the womb a new-born babe, then you grow to maturity. Similarly -and in amore general sense- did He create the universe, from the gaseous stage to the stage of concentration then to the final stage of solidification of cosmic matter and the animate beings from the unicellular to the multicellular to the organific

Nuh complains about his Encounter with His People Allah tells about His servant and Messenger, Nuh, and that he complained to his Lord about the response he received from his people, and how he was patient with them for this long period of time -- which was nine hundred and fifty years.
He complained due to his explaining and clarifying matters for them and his calling them to guidance and the straightest path.
So he ( Nuh ) said, رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً ( O my Lord! Verily, I have called to my people night and day, ) meaning, `I did not abandon calling them night and day, carrying out Your command and in obediance to You.' فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآئِى إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ( But all my calling added nothing but to (their ) flight.) meaning, `the more I called them to come to the truth, the more they fled from it and avoided it.' وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُواْ أَصَـبِعَهُمْ فِى ءَاذَنِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْاْ ثِيَابَهُمْ ( And verily, every time I called unto them that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, ) meaning, `they closed up their ears so that they could not hear what I was calling them to.' This is similar to what Allah said about the disbelievers of the Quraysh. وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لاَ تَسْمَعُواْ لِهَـذَا الْقُرْءَانِ وَالْغَوْاْ فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ ( And those who disbelieve say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, and make noise in the midst of its (recitation ) that you may overcome.") ( 41:26 ) وَاسْتَغْشَوْاْ ثِيَابَهُمْ ( covered themselves up with their garments, ) Ibn Jarir recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "They concealed themselves under false pretences from him so that he would not recognize them." Sa`id bin Jubayr and As-Suddi both said, "They covered their heads so that they could not hear what he was saying." وَأَصَرُّواْ ( and persisted, ) meaning, they continued in what they were upon of associating partners with Allah and great disbelief. وَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ اسْتِكْبَاراً ( and magnified themselves in pride. ) meaning, they were turned away from following the truth and submitting to it. ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَـراً ( Then verily, I called to them openly. ) meaning, openly among the people. ثُمَّ إِنِّى أَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ ( Then verily, I proclaimed to them in public, ) meaning, with open speech and a raised voice. وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَاراً ( and I have appealed to them in private. ) meaning, in discussions with them.
So he tried various types of propagation to be more effective with them. What Nuh said when He called His People to Allah فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; ) meaning, `return to Him and turn away from what you are involved in.
Repent to Him soon, for verily, He is Most Accepting of the repentance of those who turn to Him in repentance.
He will accept repentance no matter what the sin is, even if it is disbelief and polytheism.' Thus, he said, فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you Midrar, ) meaning, continuous rain.
Thus, it is recommended to recite this Surah in the prayer for rain due to this Ayah.
This has been reported from the Commander of the faithful, `Umar bin Al-Khattab.
He ascended the Minbar to perform the prayer for rain, and he did not do more than seeking Allah's forgiveness and reciting the Ayat that mention seeking Allah's forgiveness.
Among these Ayat: فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you Midrar, disbelievers of the Quraysh.
Qu ? s? ? ? ? A ? Nuh complains about his Encounter with His People Allah tells about His servant and Messenger, Nuh, and that he complained to his Lord about the response he received from his people, and how he was patient with them for this long period of time -- which was nine hundred and fifty years.
He complained due to his explaining and clarifying matters for them and his calling them to guidance and the straightest path.
So he (Nuh ) said, رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً ( O my Lord! Verily, I have called to my people night and day, ) meaning, `I did not abandon calling them night and day, carrying out Your command and in obediance to You.' فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآئِى إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ( But all my calling added nothing but to (their ) flight.) meaning, `the more I called them to come to the truth, the more they fled from it and avoided it.' وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُواْ أَصَـبِعَهُمْ فِى ءَاذَنِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْاْ ثِيَابَهُمْ ( And verily, every time I called unto them that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, ) meaning, `they closed up their ears so that they could not hear what I was calling them to.' This is similar to what Allah said about the disbelievers of the Quraysh.
n?A h complains about his Encounter with His People Allah tells about His servant and Messenger, Nuh, and that he complained to his Lord about the response he received from his people, and how he was patient with them for this long period of time -- which was nine hundred and fifty years.
He complained due to his explaining and clarifying matters for them and his calling them to guidance and the straightest path.
So he ( Nuh ) said, NnA ? What Nuh said when He called His People to Allah فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; ) meaning, `return to Him and turn away from what you are involved in.
Repent to Him soon, for verily, He is Most Accepting of the repentance of those who turn to Him in repentance.
He will accept repentance no matter what the sin is, even if it is disbelief and polytheism.' Thus, he said, فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you Midrar, ) meaning, continuous rain.
Thus, it is recommended to recite this Surah in the prayer for rain due to this Ayah.
This has been reported from the Commander of the faithful, `Umar bin Al-Khattab.
He ascended the Minbar to perform the prayer for rain, and he did not do more than seeking Allah's forgiveness and reciting the Ayat that mention seeking Allah's forgiveness.
Among these Ayat: فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you Midrar, ) Then he ( `Umar ) said, "Verily, I have sought rain with the keys of the sky which cause the rain to descend." Ibn `Abbas and others have said, "It ( Midrar ) means some of it ( rain ) following others." Concerning Allah's statement, وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَاراً ( And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers. ) meaning, `if you repent to Allah, seek His forgiveness and obey Him, He will increase your provisions for you and provide you with water from the blessings of the sky.
He will cause the blessings of the earth and crops to grow for you.
He will increase your live stock animals for you and give you more wealth and children.
This means that He will give you more wealth, more children and gardens with various types of fruits.
He will cause rivers to flow among these gardens.' This is the position of the invitation with encouragement.
Then He made it balanced for them by using intimidation.
He said, مَّا لَكُمْ لاَ تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَاراً ( What is the matter with you, that you do not hope for any Waqar from Allah ) meaning, great majesty.
This has been said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Ad-Dahhak.
Ibn `Abbas said, "That you all do not magnify Allah in the proper manner that He deserves to be magnified.
Meaning, you do not fear His punishment and His vengeance." وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَاراً ( While He has created you (in ) Atwar ( stages ).) It has been said that this means from a drop of sperm, then from a hanging clot, then from a lump of flesh.
Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Qatadah, Yahya bin Rafi`, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd, all said this.
Concerning Allah's statement, أَلَمْ تَرَوْاْ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـوَتٍ طِبَاقاً ( See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens in tiers ) meaning, one above another.
Can this be comprehended simply by hearing it only or is it of the matters that actually can be perceived with the senses which are known about the movements ( of the heavenly bodies ) and the eclipses.
It is known that they ( the scholars ) have many different opinions about these matters that we will not discuss here.
The only intent here is that Allah أَلَمْ تَرَوْاْ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـوَتٍ طِبَاقاً - وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُوراً وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجاً ( Allah has created the seven heavens in tiers and has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp ) meaning, He made a distinction between them ( the sun and moon ) in reference to their lighting.
He made each one of them in a set manner with a distinct quality so that the night and day may be known.
They ( the night and day ) are known by the rising and setting of the sun.
He also determined fixed stations and positions for the moon, and He made its light vary so that sometimes it increases until it reaches a maximum, then it begins to decrease until it is completely veiled.
This shows the passing of months and years.
This is as Allah said, هُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَآءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُوراً وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُواْ عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ يُفَصِّلُ الآيَـتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ( It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the moon as a light and measured out for its stages that you might know the number of years and the reckoning.
Allah did not create this but in truth.
He explains the Ayat in detail for people who have knowledge. ) ( 10:5 ) Concerning Allah's statement, وَاللَّهُ أَنبَتَكُمْ مِّنَ الاٌّرْضِ نَبَاتاً ( And Allah has brought you forth from the (dust of ) earth) This ( Nabat ) is a verbal noun ( for emphasis ) and its usage here is most excellent. ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا ( Afterwards He will return you into it (the earth ),) ( 71:18 ) meaning, when you die. وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجاً ( And bring you forth. ) meaning, on the Day of Judgement He will repeat your creation just as He first originated you. وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الاٌّرْضَ بِسَاطاً ( And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse. ) meaning, He spread it out, leveled it, settled it, and stabilized it with firm and lofty mountains. لِّتَسْلُكُواْ مِنْهَا سُبُلاً فِجَاجاً ( That you may go about therein in broad roads. ) meaning, He created it so that you may settle in it and travel in it wherever you wish, from its different sides, areas and regions.
All of this is from what Nuh informed them of concerning Allah's power and His greatness in creating the heavens and the earth.
It demostrates the favor that He did for them by making both heavenly benefits and earthly benefits.
For He is the Creator and the Sustainer Who made the heaven as a building and the earth as a bed, and He enlarged His provisions for His creatures.
Therefore, He is the One Who it is obligatory to worship, and accept as One God.
No one should be associated with Him as a partner, because He has no equal, peer, rival, coequal, mate, son, minister or advisor, rather He is the Most High, the Most Great. قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَاتَّبَعُواْ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ إِلاَّ خَسَاراً - وَمَكَرُواْ مَكْراً كُبَّاراً - وَقَالُواْ لاَ تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلاَ تَذَرُنَّ وَدّاً وَلاَ سُوَاعاً وَلاَ يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْراً - وَقَدْ أَضَلُّواْ كَثِيراً وَلاَ تَزِدِ الظَّـلِمِينَ إِلاَّ ضَلاَلاً

(71:14) when He has created you in stages? *14

While He has created you in stages? meaning

*14) That is, "He has brought you to the present stage after passing you through different stages of creation and phases of development.
In the beginning you lay in the form of sperm and ovum separately in the loins of your father and mother.
Then the two were combined by the power of Allah and you were conceived.
Then for nine months in the womb of the mother you were gradually formed into a perfect human form and were endowed with all those capabilities which you needed to function as a man in the world.
Then you came out as a child from the mother's womb, and you were developed from one state to another constantly until you attained to full youth and then old age.
While passing through all these stages you lay wholly in the power of Allah at all times.
Had He so willed He would not have allowed you to be conceived but allowed another person to be conceived in your place.
Had He so pleased He would have made you blind, deaf, dumb, or a cripple, in the mother's womb itself, or made you mentally deficient.
Had He so liked you would not have been born as a living child.
Even after your birth He could have destroyed you any time by causing you to fall a victim to one or other accident suddenly.
About that God under Whose power you are so powerless, how could you have taken it into your head that you could commit any insolence against Him, could regard Him with every treachery and ingratitude, could rebel against Him as and when you pleased, and could do all this with impunity?
 

Nuh complains about his Encounter with His People Allah tells about His servant and Messenger, Nuh, and that he complained to his Lord about the response he received from his people, and how he was patient with them for this long period of time -- which was nine hundred and fifty years.
He complained due to his explaining and clarifying matters for them and his calling them to guidance and the straightest path.
So he ( Nuh ) said, رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً ( O my Lord! Verily, I have called to my people night and day, ) meaning, `I did not abandon calling them night and day, carrying out Your command and in obediance to You.' فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآئِى إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ( But all my calling added nothing but to (their ) flight.) meaning, `the more I called them to come to the truth, the more they fled from it and avoided it.' وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُواْ أَصَـبِعَهُمْ فِى ءَاذَنِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْاْ ثِيَابَهُمْ ( And verily, every time I called unto them that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, ) meaning, `they closed up their ears so that they could not hear what I was calling them to.' This is similar to what Allah said about the disbelievers of the Quraysh. وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لاَ تَسْمَعُواْ لِهَـذَا الْقُرْءَانِ وَالْغَوْاْ فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ ( And those who disbelieve say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, and make noise in the midst of its (recitation ) that you may overcome.") ( 41:26 ) وَاسْتَغْشَوْاْ ثِيَابَهُمْ ( covered themselves up with their garments, ) Ibn Jarir recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "They concealed themselves under false pretences from him so that he would not recognize them." Sa`id bin Jubayr and As-Suddi both said, "They covered their heads so that they could not hear what he was saying." وَأَصَرُّواْ ( and persisted, ) meaning, they continued in what they were upon of associating partners with Allah and great disbelief. وَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ اسْتِكْبَاراً ( and magnified themselves in pride. ) meaning, they were turned away from following the truth and submitting to it. ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَـراً ( Then verily, I called to them openly. ) meaning, openly among the people. ثُمَّ إِنِّى أَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ ( Then verily, I proclaimed to them in public, ) meaning, with open speech and a raised voice. وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَاراً ( and I have appealed to them in private. ) meaning, in discussions with them.
So he tried various types of propagation to be more effective with them. What Nuh said when He called His People to Allah فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; ) meaning, `return to Him and turn away from what you are involved in.
Repent to Him soon, for verily, He is Most Accepting of the repentance of those who turn to Him in repentance.
He will accept repentance no matter what the sin is, even if it is disbelief and polytheism.' Thus, he said, فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you Midrar, ) meaning, continuous rain.
Thus, it is recommended to recite this Surah in the prayer for rain due to this Ayah.
This has been reported from the Commander of the faithful, `Umar bin Al-Khattab.
He ascended the Minbar to perform the prayer for rain, and he did not do more than seeking Allah's forgiveness and reciting the Ayat that mention seeking Allah's forgiveness.
Among these Ayat: فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you Midrar, disbelievers of the Quraysh.
Qu ? s? ? ? ? A ? Nuh complains about his Encounter with His People Allah tells about His servant and Messenger, Nuh, and that he complained to his Lord about the response he received from his people, and how he was patient with them for this long period of time -- which was nine hundred and fifty years.
He complained due to his explaining and clarifying matters for them and his calling them to guidance and the straightest path.
So he (Nuh ) said, رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً ( O my Lord! Verily, I have called to my people night and day, ) meaning, `I did not abandon calling them night and day, carrying out Your command and in obediance to You.' فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآئِى إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ( But all my calling added nothing but to (their ) flight.) meaning, `the more I called them to come to the truth, the more they fled from it and avoided it.' وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُواْ أَصَـبِعَهُمْ فِى ءَاذَنِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْاْ ثِيَابَهُمْ ( And verily, every time I called unto them that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, ) meaning, `they closed up their ears so that they could not hear what I was calling them to.' This is similar to what Allah said about the disbelievers of the Quraysh.
n?A h complains about his Encounter with His People Allah tells about His servant and Messenger, Nuh, and that he complained to his Lord about the response he received from his people, and how he was patient with them for this long period of time -- which was nine hundred and fifty years.
He complained due to his explaining and clarifying matters for them and his calling them to guidance and the straightest path.
So he ( Nuh ) said, NnA ? What Nuh said when He called His People to Allah فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; ) meaning, `return to Him and turn away from what you are involved in.
Repent to Him soon, for verily, He is Most Accepting of the repentance of those who turn to Him in repentance.
He will accept repentance no matter what the sin is, even if it is disbelief and polytheism.' Thus, he said, فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you Midrar, ) meaning, continuous rain.
Thus, it is recommended to recite this Surah in the prayer for rain due to this Ayah.
This has been reported from the Commander of the faithful, `Umar bin Al-Khattab.
He ascended the Minbar to perform the prayer for rain, and he did not do more than seeking Allah's forgiveness and reciting the Ayat that mention seeking Allah's forgiveness.
Among these Ayat: فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً ( I said: Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you Midrar, ) Then he ( `Umar ) said, "Verily, I have sought rain with the keys of the sky which cause the rain to descend." Ibn `Abbas and others have said, "It ( Midrar ) means some of it ( rain ) following others." Concerning Allah's statement, وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَاراً ( And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers. ) meaning, `if you repent to Allah, seek His forgiveness and obey Him, He will increase your provisions for you and provide you with water from the blessings of the sky.
He will cause the blessings of the earth and crops to grow for you.
He will increase your live stock animals for you and give you more wealth and children.
This means that He will give you more wealth, more children and gardens with various types of fruits.
He will cause rivers to flow among these gardens.' This is the position of the invitation with encouragement.
Then He made it balanced for them by using intimidation.
He said, مَّا لَكُمْ لاَ تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَاراً ( What is the matter with you, that you do not hope for any Waqar from Allah ) meaning, great majesty.
This has been said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Ad-Dahhak.
Ibn `Abbas said, "That you all do not magnify Allah in the proper manner that He deserves to be magnified.
Meaning, you do not fear His punishment and His vengeance." وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَاراً ( While He has created you (in ) Atwar ( stages ).) It has been said that this means from a drop of sperm, then from a hanging clot, then from a lump of flesh.
Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Qatadah, Yahya bin Rafi`, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd, all said this.
Concerning Allah's statement, أَلَمْ تَرَوْاْ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـوَتٍ طِبَاقاً ( See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens in tiers ) meaning, one above another.
Can this be comprehended simply by hearing it only or is it of the matters that actually can be perceived with the senses which are known about the movements ( of the heavenly bodies ) and the eclipses.
It is known that they ( the scholars ) have many different opinions about these matters that we will not discuss here.
The only intent here is that Allah أَلَمْ تَرَوْاْ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـوَتٍ طِبَاقاً - وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُوراً وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجاً ( Allah has created the seven heavens in tiers and has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp ) meaning, He made a distinction between them ( the sun and moon ) in reference to their lighting.
He made each one of them in a set manner with a distinct quality so that the night and day may be known.
They ( the night and day ) are known by the rising and setting of the sun.
He also determined fixed stations and positions for the moon, and He made its light vary so that sometimes it increases until it reaches a maximum, then it begins to decrease until it is completely veiled.
This shows the passing of months and years.
This is as Allah said, هُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَآءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُوراً وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُواْ عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ يُفَصِّلُ الآيَـتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ( It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the moon as a light and measured out for its stages that you might know the number of years and the reckoning.
Allah did not create this but in truth.
He explains the Ayat in detail for people who have knowledge. ) ( 10:5 ) Concerning Allah's statement, وَاللَّهُ أَنبَتَكُمْ مِّنَ الاٌّرْضِ نَبَاتاً ( And Allah has brought you forth from the (dust of ) earth) This ( Nabat ) is a verbal noun ( for emphasis ) and its usage here is most excellent. ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا ( Afterwards He will return you into it (the earth ),) ( 71:18 ) meaning, when you die. وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجاً ( And bring you forth. ) meaning, on the Day of Judgement He will repeat your creation just as He first originated you. وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الاٌّرْضَ بِسَاطاً ( And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse. ) meaning, He spread it out, leveled it, settled it, and stabilized it with firm and lofty mountains. لِّتَسْلُكُواْ مِنْهَا سُبُلاً فِجَاجاً ( That you may go about therein in broad roads. ) meaning, He created it so that you may settle in it and travel in it wherever you wish, from its different sides, areas and regions.
All of this is from what Nuh informed them of concerning Allah's power and His greatness in creating the heavens and the earth.
It demostrates the favor that He did for them by making both heavenly benefits and earthly benefits.
For He is the Creator and the Sustainer Who made the heaven as a building and the earth as a bed, and He enlarged His provisions for His creatures.
Therefore, He is the One Who it is obligatory to worship, and accept as One God.
No one should be associated with Him as a partner, because He has no equal, peer, rival, coequal, mate, son, minister or advisor, rather He is the Most High, the Most Great. قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَاتَّبَعُواْ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ إِلاَّ خَسَاراً - وَمَكَرُواْ مَكْراً كُبَّاراً - وَقَالُواْ لاَ تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلاَ تَذَرُنَّ وَدّاً وَلاَ سُوَاعاً وَلاَ يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْراً - وَقَدْ أَضَلُّواْ كَثِيراً وَلاَ تَزِدِ الظَّـلِمِينَ إِلاَّ ضَلاَلاً

( When He created you by (diverse ) stages?) The stages refer to sperm drops, blood clots, small chunks of flesh and bones, etc.,

While He has created you in (different) stages [i.e. first Nutfah, then 'Alaqah and then Mudghah, see (VV. 23:13, 14) the Quran].

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