Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds)
Verse 47of 60
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍۢ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ﴿٤٧﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Proofs of Allah's Oneness abound in the Creation of the Heavens and the EarthAllah reminds us of the creating of the higher and lower worlds,وَالسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَـهَا(We constructed the heaven.) meaning, `We made it as a high roof, protected from falling,'بِأَيْدٍ(with Hands), meaning, with strength, according to `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah, Ath-Thawri and several others,وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ(Verily, We are able to extend the vastness of space thereof.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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