Surah An-Nahl 16:79
ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎ ﳏ ﳐ ﳑ ﳒ ﳓ
Do they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allah. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.
Tafsir of An-Nahl 16:79
Tafsir
Al-Kashshaf
Verse range: 16:79
An-Naḥl: 79
"Have they not seen..."
It is read as a-lam taraw (Have you [plural] not seen) with a tā’, and a-lam yaraw (Have they not seen) with a yā’.
"{...held in subjection [musakhkharāt]...}" Meaning: Made subservient for flight by means of the wings and the favorable conditions created for them.
"The atmosphere [al-jaww]" The air that is distant from the earth in the direction of the heights. The sakāk is further than that, and the lawḥ is similar to it.
"{...none holds them [in the air] except Allah...}" By His power, [He holds them] in their contraction, extension, and hovering.
"{And Allah has made for you in your homes a place of rest, and made for you, out of the hides of cattle, homes which you find light [to carry] on the day of your travel and on the day of your encampment; and out of their wool, and their fur, and their hair, [He has made for you] furnishings and articles of convenience for a time.}"