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Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder)

Verse 12of 43

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرِيكُمُ ٱلْبَرْقَ خَوْفًۭا وَطَمَعًۭا وَيُنشِئُ ٱلسَّحَابَ ٱلثِّقَالَ﴿١٢

Translation (Sahih International)

It is He who shows you lightening, [causing] fear and aspiration, and generates the heavy clouds.

Word-by-word meaning

هُوَhuwaHe
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
يُرِيكُمُyurīkumushows you
ٱلْبَرْقَl-barqathe lightning
خَوْفًۭاkhawfana fear
وَطَمَعًۭاwaṭamaʿanand a hope
وَيُنشِئُwayunshi-uand brings up
ٱلسَّحَابَl-saḥābathe clouds
ٱلثِّقَالَl-thiqālathe heavy

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Clouds, Thunder and Lightning are Signs of Allah's PowerAllah states that He has full power over Al-Barq (lightning), which is the bright light that originates from within clouds. Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas once wrote to Abu Al-Jald asking about the meaning of Al-Barq, and he said that it is water. Qatadah commented on Allah's statement,خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا(as a fear and as a hope.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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