Surah Al Isra ayat 66 Tafsir Quran 17:66

﴿رَّبُّكُمُ الَّذِي يُزْجِي لَكُمُ الْفُلْكَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا﴾
[ الإسراء: 66]

17:66 It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful.

Your Lord is He Who drives for you the ships upon the sea that you may seek of His bounty exalted be He through engaging in commerce. Truly He is ever Merciful towards you by disposing these ships for you.

It is Allah, your Creator, Who keeps the ships afloat and makes them move on the surface of the sea to be of service in effecting your objects which are sought after of His Bounty. Indeed, He has been always Rahimun (Merciful) to you

Ships are a Sign of the Mercy of Allah Allah tells us of His kindness towards His servants by subjugating for them ships on the sea.
He makes it easy for them to use ships to serve their interests, seeking His bounty through trade between one region and another.
He says: إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا ( Truly, He is ever Most Merciful towards you. ) meaning, He does this for you out of His grace and mercy towards you.

(17:66) Your (real) Lord is the One, Who drives your ship across the sea *82 so that you may seek His bounty. *83 The fact is that He is very merciful towards you.

It is your Lord who drives the meaning

*82) This passage ( vv.
66-72 ) is closely connected with the previous one.
It tells man that if he wants to protect himself from the allurements, temptations and false promises of Satan who has been his avowed enemy from the day of his creation, he should recognize his real Lord and be steadfast in His obedience.
Satan intends to prove that man is not worthy of the honour with which Allah has blessed him.
Therefore if he follows any other way he cannot escape the snares of Satan.

In this passage, arguments of Tauhid have been put forward in order to make man steadfast in his Faith and refrain from shirk.

*83) That is, " Try to avail of the economic, social, educational and intellectual benefits which are provided by the sea voyages. "
 

Ships are a Sign of the Mercy of Allah Allah tells us of His kindness towards His servants by subjugating for them ships on the sea.
He makes it easy for them to use ships to serve their interests, seeking His bounty through trade between one region and another.
He says: إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا ( Truly, He is ever Most Merciful towards you. ) meaning, He does this for you out of His grace and mercy towards you.

( (O mankind ), your Lord is He Who driveth for you the ship upon the sea that you may seek of His bounty) so that you seek of His provision; and it is also said this means: so that you seek of his knowledge. ( Lo! He was ever Merciful towards you ) by deferring your punishment; it is also said that this means: He is ever merciful towards whoever repents amongst you.

Your Lord is He Who drives the ship for you through the sea, in order that you may seek of His Bounty. Truly! He is Ever Most Merciful towards you.

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