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Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds)

Verse 48of 60

وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ﴿٤٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaAnd the earth
فَرَشْنَـٰهَاfarashnāhāWe have spread it
فَنِعْمَfaniʿ'mahow excellent
ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَl-māhidūna(are) the Spreaders

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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