Surah Anam ayat 95 Tafsir Quran 6:95

﴿۞ إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَىٰ ۖ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَيِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ﴾
[ الأنعام: 95]

6:95 Indeed, Allah is the cleaver of grain and date seeds. He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living. That is Allah; so how are you deluded?

God it is Who splits the grain from the plants and the date-stone from the palm-trees. He brings forth the living from the dead such as the human being from the sperm and the bird from the egg; and is the Bringer-forth of the dead the sperm and the egg from the living. That Splitter and Bringer-forth is God. How then are you deluded? so how then are you turned away from faith despite the proof being established?

Allah is indeed the controlling power that influences the seeds and the date-stones to split to take root and to sprout to produce plants and trees; He causes the living to egress from the dead and the dead to fall from the living*; yet how strongly deluded you people are, that you believe a lie

Recognizing Allah Through Some of His Ayat Allah states that He causes the seed grain and the fruit stone to split and sprout in the ground, producing various types, colors, shapes, and tastes of grains and produce.
The Ayah, فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى ( Who causes the seed grain and the fruit stone to split and sprout. ) is explained by the next statement, يُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَىِّ ( He brings forth the living from the dead, and it is He Who brings forth the deed from the living. ) meaning, He brings the living plant from the seed grain and the fruit stone, which is a lifless and inanimate object.
Allah said, وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الاٌّرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبّاً فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ( And a sign for them is the dead land.
We gave it life, and We brought forth from it grains, so that they eat thereof. ) 36:33 until, وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( as well as of their own (human ) kind ( male and female ), and of that which they know not.) 36:36 Allah's statement, وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ ( and it is He Who brings forth the dead from the living.
) There are similar expressions in meaning such as, He brings the egg from the chicken, and the opposite.
Others said that it means, He brings the wicked offspring from the righteous parent and the opposite, and there are other possible meanings for the Ayah.
Allah said, ذَلِكُـمُ اللَّهُ ( Such is Allah, ) meaning, He Who does all this, is Allah, the One and Only without partners, فَأَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ ( then how are you deluded away from the truth ) meaning, look how you are deluded from Truth to the falsehood of worshipping others besides Allah.
Allah's statement, فَالِقُ الإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ الَّيْلَ سَكَناً ( (He is the ) Cleaver of the daybreak.
He has appointed the night for resting,) means, He is the Creator of light and darkness.
Allah said in the beginning of the Surah, وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَـتِ وَالنُّورَ ( And originated the darkness and the light. ) Indeed, Allah causes the darkness of the night to disappear and brings forth the day, thus bringing brighteness to the world and light to the horizon, while dissipating darkness and ending the night with its depth of darkness and starting the day with its brightness and light.
Allah said, يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا ( He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly. ) 7:54 In this Ayah, Allah reminds of His ability to create diversified things in opposites, testifying to His perfect greatness and supreme power.
Allah states that He is the Cleaver of the daybreak and mentioned its opposite, when He said, وَجَعَلَ الَّيْلَ سَكَناً ( He has appointed the night for resting, ) meaning, created darkness, in order for the creation to become halt and rest during it.
Allah said in other Ayat, وَالضُّحَى - وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى ( By the forenoon.
And by the night when it is still. ) 93:1-2, وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى - وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى ( By the night as it envelops.
And by the day as it appears in brightness. ) 92:1,2 and, وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّـهَا - وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَـهَا ( And by the day as it shows up (the sun's ) brightness.
And by the night as it conceals it.) 91:3-4 Allah's statement, وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَاناً ( ...And the sun and the moon for reckoning. ) means, the sun and the moon have specific orbits, according to a term appointed with magnificent precision that never changes or alters.
Both the sun and the moon have distinct positions that they assume in summer and winter, effecting changes in the length of night and day.
Allah said in other Ayat, هُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَآءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُوراً وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ ( It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the Moon as a light and measured out stages for it. ) 10:5, لاَ الشَّمْسُ يَنبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تدْرِكَ القَمَرَ وَلاَ الَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ( It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day.
They all float, each in an orbit. ) 36:40, And, وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ ( The sun and the moon; and the stars are subjected by His command. ) 16:12 Allah's statement, ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ ( Such is the measuring of the Almighty, the All-Knowing. ) means, all of this occurs according to the decree and due measurement of the Almighty Who is never resisted or contradicted.
He is the Knower of all things and nothing ever escapes His knowledge, not even the weight of an atom on earth or in heavens.
Allah often mentions the creation of the night, the day, the sun and the moon and then ends His Speech by mentioning His attributes of power and knowledge, as in this Ayah above 6:96, and in His statement, وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ النَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ - وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَـا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ ( And a sign for them is the night, We withdraw therefrom the day, and behold, they are in darkness.
And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term.
That is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing. ) 36:37-38 In the beginning of Surat Ha-Mim As-Sajdah, after mentioning the creation of the heavens and earth and all that is in them, Allah said: وَزَيَّنَّا السَّمَآءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَـبِيحَ وَحِفْظاً ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ ( And We adorned the nearest (lowest ) heaven with lamps ( stars ) to be an adornment as well as to guard.
Such is the decree of Him, the Almighty, the All-Knower.) 41:12 Allah said next, وَهُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُواْ بِهَا فِى ظُلُمَـتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ( It is He Who has set the stars for you, so that you may guide your course with their help through the darkness of the land and the sea. ) Some of the Salaf said; Whoever believes in other than three things about these stars, then he has made a mistake, and lied against Allah.
Indeed Allah made them as decorations for the heavens, and to shoot at the Shayatin, and for directions in the dark recesses of the land and sea.
Then, Allah said, قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الآيَـتِ ( We have explained in detail Our Ayat. ) meaning, We made them clear and plain, لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ( for people who know.
) who have sound minds and are able to recognize the truth and avoid falsehood. وَهُوَ الَّذِى أَنشَأَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الاٌّيَـتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَفْقَهُونَ

(6:95) Truly it is Allah Who causes the grain *62 and the fruit-kernel to sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from the living. *63 Such is Allah. So whither are you tending in error?

Indeed, Allah is the cleaver of grain meaning

*62).
The one who causes the seed-grain to split open under the surface of the earth and then makes it grow and appear on the surface as a plant is no other than God.

*63).
To 'bring forth the living from the dead' means creating living beings out of dead matter.
Likewise, 'to bring out the dead from the living' means to remove the lifeless elements from a living organism.

 

Recognizing Allah Through Some of His Ayat Allah states that He causes the seed grain and the fruit stone to split and sprout in the ground, producing various types, colors, shapes, and tastes of grains and produce.
The Ayah, فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى ( Who causes the seed grain and the fruit stone to split and sprout. ) is explained by the next statement, يُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَىِّ ( He brings forth the living from the dead, and it is He Who brings forth the deed from the living. ) meaning, He brings the living plant from the seed grain and the fruit stone, which is a lifless and inanimate object.
Allah said, وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الاٌّرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبّاً فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ( And a sign for them is the dead land.
We gave it life, and We brought forth from it grains, so that they eat thereof. ) 36:33 until, وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( as well as of their own (human ) kind ( male and female ), and of that which they know not.) 36:36 Allah's statement, وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ ( and it is He Who brings forth the dead from the living.
) There are similar expressions in meaning such as, He brings the egg from the chicken, and the opposite.
Others said that it means, He brings the wicked offspring from the righteous parent and the opposite, and there are other possible meanings for the Ayah.
Allah said, ذَلِكُـمُ اللَّهُ ( Such is Allah, ) meaning, He Who does all this, is Allah, the One and Only without partners, فَأَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ ( then how are you deluded away from the truth ) meaning, look how you are deluded from Truth to the falsehood of worshipping others besides Allah.
Allah's statement, فَالِقُ الإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ الَّيْلَ سَكَناً ( (He is the ) Cleaver of the daybreak.
He has appointed the night for resting,) means, He is the Creator of light and darkness.
Allah said in the beginning of the Surah, وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَـتِ وَالنُّورَ ( And originated the darkness and the light. ) Indeed, Allah causes the darkness of the night to disappear and brings forth the day, thus bringing brighteness to the world and light to the horizon, while dissipating darkness and ending the night with its depth of darkness and starting the day with its brightness and light.
Allah said, يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا ( He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly. ) 7:54 In this Ayah, Allah reminds of His ability to create diversified things in opposites, testifying to His perfect greatness and supreme power.
Allah states that He is the Cleaver of the daybreak and mentioned its opposite, when He said, وَجَعَلَ الَّيْلَ سَكَناً ( He has appointed the night for resting, ) meaning, created darkness, in order for the creation to become halt and rest during it.
Allah said in other Ayat, وَالضُّحَى - وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى ( By the forenoon.
And by the night when it is still. ) 93:1-2, وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى - وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى ( By the night as it envelops.
And by the day as it appears in brightness. ) 92:1,2 and, وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّـهَا - وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَـهَا ( And by the day as it shows up (the sun's ) brightness.
And by the night as it conceals it.) 91:3-4 Allah's statement, وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَاناً ( ...And the sun and the moon for reckoning. ) means, the sun and the moon have specific orbits, according to a term appointed with magnificent precision that never changes or alters.
Both the sun and the moon have distinct positions that they assume in summer and winter, effecting changes in the length of night and day.
Allah said in other Ayat, هُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَآءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُوراً وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ ( It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the Moon as a light and measured out stages for it. ) 10:5, لاَ الشَّمْسُ يَنبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تدْرِكَ القَمَرَ وَلاَ الَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ( It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day.
They all float, each in an orbit. ) 36:40, And, وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ ( The sun and the moon; and the stars are subjected by His command. ) 16:12 Allah's statement, ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ ( Such is the measuring of the Almighty, the All-Knowing. ) means, all of this occurs according to the decree and due measurement of the Almighty Who is never resisted or contradicted.
He is the Knower of all things and nothing ever escapes His knowledge, not even the weight of an atom on earth or in heavens.
Allah often mentions the creation of the night, the day, the sun and the moon and then ends His Speech by mentioning His attributes of power and knowledge, as in this Ayah above 6:96, and in His statement, وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ النَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ - وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَـا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ ( And a sign for them is the night, We withdraw therefrom the day, and behold, they are in darkness.
And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term.
That is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing. ) 36:37-38 In the beginning of Surat Ha-Mim As-Sajdah, after mentioning the creation of the heavens and earth and all that is in them, Allah said: وَزَيَّنَّا السَّمَآءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَـبِيحَ وَحِفْظاً ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ ( And We adorned the nearest (lowest ) heaven with lamps ( stars ) to be an adornment as well as to guard.
Such is the decree of Him, the Almighty, the All-Knower.) 41:12 Allah said next, وَهُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُواْ بِهَا فِى ظُلُمَـتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ( It is He Who has set the stars for you, so that you may guide your course with their help through the darkness of the land and the sea. ) Some of the Salaf said; Whoever believes in other than three things about these stars, then he has made a mistake, and lied against Allah.
Indeed Allah made them as decorations for the heavens, and to shoot at the Shayatin, and for directions in the dark recesses of the land and sea.
Then, Allah said, قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الآيَـتِ ( We have explained in detail Our Ayat. ) meaning, We made them clear and plain, لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ( for people who know.
) who have sound minds and are able to recognize the truth and avoid falsehood. وَهُوَ الَّذِى أَنشَأَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الاٌّيَـتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَفْقَهُونَ

( Lo! Allah (it is ) who spliteth the grain) i.e. He creates all kinds of grains; it is also said that this means: He creates that which is in the grains ( of corn and the date-stone (for sprouting )) just as He creates all that which contains stones. ( He bringeth forth the living from the dead ) He brings forth living creatures and beasts from sperm drops; it is also said that this means: He creates birds from eggs; and it is said that this means: He creates a spike of grain and fruits from grains and stones, ( and is the bringer forth of the dead from the living ) He brings forth sperms from living creatures and beasts; it is also said that this means: He creates eggs from birds; and it is said that this means: He creates grains from corn and fruits. ( Such ) who does this ( is Allah ) and not any other god. ( How then are you perverted ) why then do you lie?

Verily! It is Allah Who causes the seed-grain and the fruit-stone (like date-stone, etc.) to split and sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead, and it is He Who brings forth the dead from the living. Such is Allah, then how are you deluded away from the truth?

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