Surah Ad-Dhariyat 51:47
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And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
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And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
Tafsir
Verse range: 51:47
{بأيد} By strength. Al-ayd and al-ad mean strength. It is said: āda ya’īdu (he became strong), and he is ayid (strong).
{وإنا لموسعون} We are capable, derived from al-wus‘, which is power/capacity. The mūsi‘ is the one who has the power to spend.
Al-Hasan said: We expand provision through rain.
It is also said: We have placed a vast expanse between it and the earth.
{فنعم الماهدون} So excellent are We as the expanders/preparers (of the earth).
{ومن كل شىء خلقنا زوجين لعلكم تذكرون} And of all things We have created two mates, that you may remember.