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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 29of 286

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍۢ ۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۭ﴿٢٩

Translation (Sahih International)

It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.

Word-by-word meaning

هُوَhuwaHe
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
لَكُمlakumfor you
مَّاwhat
فِى(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
جَمِيعًۭاjamīʿanall
ثُمَّthummaMoreover
ٱسْتَوَىٰٓis'tawāHe turned
إِلَىilāto
ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heaven
فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّfasawwāhunnaand fashioned them
سَبْعَsabʿaseven
سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ ۚsamāwātinheavens
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
بِكُلِّbikulliof every
شَىْءٍshayinthing
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun(is) All-Knowing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Evidence of Allah's AbilityAfter Allah mentioned the proofs of His creating them, and what they can witness in themselves as proof of that, He mentioned another proof that they can witness, that is, the creation of the heavens and earth. Allah said, هُوَ الَّذِى خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِى الاٌّرْضِ جَمِيعاً ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَآءِ فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَـوَاتٍ(He it is Who created for you all that is on earth.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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