Surah TaHa ayat 54 Tafsir Quran 20:54

﴿كُلُوا وَارْعَوْا أَنْعَامَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّأُولِي النُّهَىٰ﴾
[ طه: 54]

20:54 Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed, in that are signs for those of intelligence.

Eat thereof and pasture your cattle therein an‘ām ‘cattle’ is the plural of na‘am which are camels cows and sheep; one says ra‘atu’l-an‘āmu ‘the cattle grazed’ or ra‘aytuhā ‘I grazed them’; the imperative here is meant as a permissive and a reminder of God’s grace the sentence being a circumstantial qualifier referring to the subject of the verb akhrajnā ‘We brought forth’ in other words what is meant is ‘We brought forth the plants permitting you to eat thereof and to graze your cattle thereon’. In that which is mentioned here there are indeed signs indeed lessons for people of sense possessors of intellect al-nuhā the plural of nuhya similar in pattern to ghurfa plural ghuraf. The intellect is called by this term nuhya because it shows a person the sense to refrain from committing vile deeds.

To eat therefrom and put cattle to pasture. Indeed, these are tokens representing convincing divine evidence, tokens symbolic of Allahs Omnipotence and Authority, giving insight to those who grasp with the mind

The Completion of Musa's Reply to Fir`awn This is from the completion of Musa's speech concerning the description of His Lord when Fir`awn asked him about Him.
He ( Musa ) said, الَّذِى أَعْطَى كُلَّ شَىءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَى ( He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright. ) Then, Fir`awn attempted to present some argumentative rebuttal during Musa's reply.
Yet, Musa continued by saying, "He is the One Who made the earth as a bed for you." Some recited the word as Mihadan and others recited it as Mahdan, which means `a place of rest that you settle down upon.' It also may mean `that which you stand upon, sleep upon or travel upon its back.' وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلاً ( and has opened ways for you therein. ) This means, `He made roads for you to walk upon their shoulders.' This is just as He, the Exalted, said, وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجاً سُبُلاً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ( And placed therein broad highways for them to pass through, that they may be guided. ) 21:31 وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجاً مِّن نَّبَـتٍ شَتَّى ( and has sent down water from the sky.
And We have brought forth with it various kinds of vegetation. ) referring to the various species of plants, such as vegetation and fruits.
Some are sour, some are sweet, some are bitter and there are other kinds as well. كُلُواْ وَارْعَوْا أَنْعَـمَكُمْ ( Eat and pasture your cattle (therein );) meaning, `something that is food for you and a palatable fruit for you, and something that is for your cattle as fodder for them, both green and dry.' إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لأيَـتٍ ( Verily, in this are Ayat. ) This means proofs, signs and evidences. لاٌّوْلِى النُّهَى ( for men of understanding. ) meaning those who possess correct and upright intelligence realizing that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, and there is no true Lord other than Him. مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَـكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَى ( Thereof We created you, and into it we shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out once again. ) meaning, `the earth is your beginning.
For your father, Adam, was created with dirt from the surface of the earth.
You also will be returned to the earth.
This means that you will become dirt when you die and decay.' The statement, "And from it We shall bring you out once again," means, يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً ( On the Day when He will call you, and you will answer with His praise and obedience, and you will think that you have stayed (in this world ) but a little while!) 17:52 This Ayah is similar to Allah's statement, قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ ( He said: "Therein you shall live, and therein you shall die, and from it you shall be brought out." ) 7:25 Musa showed Fir`awn all of the Signs but He did not believe Concerning Allah's statement, وَلَقَدْ أَرَيْنَـهُ ءَايَـتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَى ( And indeed We showed him (Fir`awn ) all Our Ayat, but he denied and refused.) This means that the proofs, signs and evi- dences were establi- shed against Fir`awn and he saw them with his own eyes, but he still denied and rejec- ted them due to his disbelief, abstinence and transgression.
This is as Allah, the Exalted, says, وَجَحَدُواْ بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْماً وَعُلُوّاً ( And they belied them wrongfully and arrogantly, though they themselves were convinced thereof. ) 27:14

(20:54) eat of these and graze your cattle. Surely there is many a Sign in this for those who possess common sense. *27

Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed, meaning

*27) That is, " Those, who use their common sense in their search for the Truth, find a way to the Reality by the help of these Signs, which clearly show that the universe has One Lord Who alone is sustaining it, and there is no room here for any other lord. "
 

The Completion of Musa's Reply to Fir`awn This is from the completion of Musa's speech concerning the description of His Lord when Fir`awn asked him about Him.
He ( Musa ) said, الَّذِى أَعْطَى كُلَّ شَىءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَى ( He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright. ) Then, Fir`awn attempted to present some argumentative rebuttal during Musa's reply.
Yet, Musa continued by saying, "He is the One Who made the earth as a bed for you." Some recited the word as Mihadan and others recited it as Mahdan, which means `a place of rest that you settle down upon.' It also may mean `that which you stand upon, sleep upon or travel upon its back.' وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلاً ( and has opened ways for you therein. ) This means, `He made roads for you to walk upon their shoulders.' This is just as He, the Exalted, said, وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجاً سُبُلاً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ( And placed therein broad highways for them to pass through, that they may be guided. ) 21:31 وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجاً مِّن نَّبَـتٍ شَتَّى ( and has sent down water from the sky.
And We have brought forth with it various kinds of vegetation. ) referring to the various species of plants, such as vegetation and fruits.
Some are sour, some are sweet, some are bitter and there are other kinds as well. كُلُواْ وَارْعَوْا أَنْعَـمَكُمْ ( Eat and pasture your cattle (therein );) meaning, `something that is food for you and a palatable fruit for you, and something that is for your cattle as fodder for them, both green and dry.' إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لأيَـتٍ ( Verily, in this are Ayat. ) This means proofs, signs and evidences. لاٌّوْلِى النُّهَى ( for men of understanding. ) meaning those who possess correct and upright intelligence realizing that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, and there is no true Lord other than Him. مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَـكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَى ( Thereof We created you, and into it we shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out once again. ) meaning, `the earth is your beginning.
For your father, Adam, was created with dirt from the surface of the earth.
You also will be returned to the earth.
This means that you will become dirt when you die and decay.' The statement, "And from it We shall bring you out once again," means, يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً ( On the Day when He will call you, and you will answer with His praise and obedience, and you will think that you have stayed (in this world ) but a little while!) 17:52 This Ayah is similar to Allah's statement, قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ ( He said: "Therein you shall live, and therein you shall die, and from it you shall be brought out." ) 7:25 Musa showed Fir`awn all of the Signs but He did not believe Concerning Allah's statement, وَلَقَدْ أَرَيْنَـهُ ءَايَـتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَى ( And indeed We showed him (Fir`awn ) all Our Ayat, but he denied and refused.) This means that the proofs, signs and evi- dences were establi- shed against Fir`awn and he saw them with his own eyes, but he still denied and rejec- ted them due to his disbelief, abstinence and transgression.
This is as Allah, the Exalted, says, وَجَحَدُواْ بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْماً وَعُلُوّاً ( And they belied them wrongfully and arrogantly, though they themselves were convinced thereof. ) 27:14

( (Saying ): Eat ye) that which you eat ( and feed your ) grazing ( cattle ) from its vegetation. ( Lo! Herein ) in their difference and different colours ( verily are portents ) signs ( for men of thought ) for those endowed with intellect among people.

Eat and pasture your cattle, (therein); verily, in this are proofs and signs for men of understanding.

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