Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Luqman 31:31

Surah Luqman 31:31

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ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ

Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allah that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

Allah tells us that He is the One Who has subjugated the sea so that ships may sail on it by His command, i.e., by His grace and power. Allah says:

ألم تر أن الفلك تجري في البحر بنعمت الله

See you not that the ships sail through the sea by Allah's grace For if He did not give the water the strength to carry the ships, they would not sail. So he says:

ليريكم من آياته

that He may show you of His signs, meaning, by His power.

إن في ذلك ﻻيات لكل صبار شكور

Verily, in this are signs for every patient, grateful. means, every person who bears difficulty with patience and who gives thanks at times of ease. Then Allah says:

Tafsir of Luqman 31:31

Tafsir Ibn Kathir