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Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)

Verse 32of 112

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقْفًۭا مَّحْفُوظًۭا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ﴿٣٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.

Word-by-word meaning

وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We made
ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāathe sky
سَقْفًۭاsaqfana roof
مَّحْفُوظًۭا ۖmaḥfūẓanprotected
وَهُمْwahumBut they
عَنْʿanfrom
ءَايَـٰتِهَاāyātihāits Signs
مُعْرِضُونَmuʿ'riḍūnaturn away

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Signs of Allah in the Heavens and the Earth and in the Night and the DayHere Allah tells of His perfect might and power in His creation and subjugation of all things.أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ(Have not those who disbelieve known) means, those who deny His Divine nature and worship others instead of Him, do they not realize that Allah is the One Who is Independent in His powers of creation and is running the affairs of all things with absolute power So how can it be appropriate to wors...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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