Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah An-Nahl -> Allah is the One Who has created the Heavens, the Earth, and Man |
Allah tells us about His creation of the upper realm, which is the heavens, and the lower realm, which is the earth, and everything in them. They have been created for a true purpose, not in vain, so that ﴿ظ„ظگظٹظژط¬ظ’ط²ظگظ‰ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط£ظژط³ظژط§ط،ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ…ظگظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظˆظژظٹظگط¬ظ’ط²ظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط£ظژطظ’ط³ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’طظڈط³ظ’ظ†ظژظ‰﴾ (He may requite those who do evil with that which they have done (i.e. punish them in Hell), and reward those who do good, with what is best (i.e. Paradise).) ﴿53:31﴾ Then He declares Himself to be above the Shirk of those who worship others besides Him. He is independent of His creation, alone with no partner or associate. For this reason He deserves to be worshipped Alone, without partners. Then He mentions how man has been created from a Nutfah, i.e., something that is insignificant, weak and has no value - but when man becomes independent and is able to fend for himself - then he begins to dispute with his Lord, may He be exalted, and disbelieves in Him and fights His Messengers. But man was created to be a servant, not an opponent, as Allah says: ﴿ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط®ظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط¢ط،ظگ ط¨ظژط´ظژط±ط§ظ‹ ظپظژط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ†ظژط³ظژط¨ط§ظ‹ ظˆظژطµظگظ‡ظ’ط±ط§ظ‹ ظˆظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظڈظƒظژ ظ‚ظژط¯ظگظٹط±ط§ظ‹ - ظˆظژظٹظژط¹ظ’ط¨ظڈط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط§ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژظ†ظپظژط¹ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط¶ظڈط±ظ‘ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظ€ظپظگط±ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظ‡ظگ ط¸ظژظ‡ظگظٹط±ط§ظ‹ ﴾ (And it is He Who has created man from water, and gave him descendants, and made Him kindred by marriage, and your Lord is capable (of all things). And they worship besides Allah, that which can neither profit them nor harm them; and the disbeliever is ever a helper (of Shaytan) against his Lord) (25: 54-55). And; ﴿ط£ظژظˆظژظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط±ظژ ط§ظ„ط¥ظگظ†ط³ظژظ€ظ†ظڈ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژط§ ط®ظژظ„ظژظ‚ظ’ظ†ظژظ€ظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ظ†ظ‘ظڈط·ظ’ظپظژط©ظچ ظپظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط®ظژطµظگظٹظ…ظŒ ظ…ظ‘ظŒط¨ظگظٹظ†ظŒ - ظˆظژط¶ظژط±ظژط¨ظژ ظ„ظژظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظژط«ظژظ„ط§ظ‹ ظˆظژظ†ظژط³ظگظ‰ظژ ط®ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ…ظژظ† ظٹظڈطظ‰ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظگط¸ظژظ€ظ…ظژ ظˆظژظ‡ظگظ‰ظژ ط±ظژظ…ظگظٹظ…ظŒ - ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظٹظڈطظ’ظٹظگظٹظ‡ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط£ظژظ†ط´ظژط£ظژظ‡ظژط¢ ط£ظژظˆظ‘ظژظ„ظژ ظ…ظژط±ظ‘ظژط©ظچ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط¨ظگظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظگ ط®ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظچ ط¹ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظŒ ﴾ (Does not man see that We have created him from Nutfah. Yet, behold he stands as an open opponent. And he puts forth for Us a parable, and forgets his own creation. He says: "Who will give life to these bones after they are rotten and have become dust'' Say: "He will give life to them Who created them the first time! And He is the knower of every creature!'') (36:77-79). Imam Ahmad and Ibn Majah reported that Busr bin Jahhash said: "The Messenger of Allah spat in his palm, then he said, آ«ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ طھظژط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظ‰: ط§ط¨ظ’ظ†ظژ ط¢ط¯ظژظ…ظژ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژظ‰ طھظڈط¹ظ’ط¬ظگط²ظڈظ†ظگظٹ ظˆظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط®ظژظ„ظژظ‚ظ’طھظڈظƒظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ظ…ظگط«ظ’ظ„ظگ ظ‡ظژط°ظگظ‡ظگطŒ طظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط³ظژظˆظ‘ظژظٹظ’طھظڈظƒظژ ظپظژط¹ظژط¯ظژظ„ظ’طھظڈظƒظژ ظ…ظژط´ظژظٹظ’طھظژ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظڈط±ظ’ط¯ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ ظˆظژظ„ظگظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظƒظژ ظˆظژط¦ظگظٹط¯ظŒطŒ ظپظژط¬ظژظ…ظژط¹ظ’طھظژ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ†ظژط¹ظ’طھظژ طظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط¨ظژظ„ظژط؛ظژطھظگ ط§ظ„ظ’طظڈظ„ظ’ظ‚ظڈظˆظ…ظژ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’طھظژ: ط£ظژطھظژطµظژط¯ظ‘ظژظ‚ظڈطŒ ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژظ‰ ط£ظژظˆظژط§ظ†ظڈ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژط¯ظژظ‚ظژط©آ» (Allah, may He be exalted, says: "O son of Adam, how could you be more powerful than I when I have created you from something like this, and when I have fashioned you perfectly and made you complete, you walk wearing your two garments and the earth makes a sound (beneath your feet). You collect money but do not give anything to anyone, then when the soul of a dying person reaches the throat, you say, `I want to give in charity', but it is too late for charity.'') ﴿ظˆظژط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒظ†ظ’ط¹ظژظ€ظ…ظژ ط®ظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژظ‡ظژط§ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظژط§ ط¯ظگظپظ’ط،ظŒ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ†ظژظ€ظپظگط¹ظڈ ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژط§ طھظژط£ظ’ظƒظڈظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ظˆظژظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظژط§ ط¬ظژظ…ظژط§ظ„ظŒ طظگظٹظ†ظژ طھظڈط±ظگظٹطظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظˆظژطظگظٹظ†ظژ طھظژط³ظ’ط±ظژطظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ظˆظژطھظژطظ’ظ…ظگظ„ظڈ ط£ظژط«ظ’ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط¨ظژظ„ظژط¯ظچ ظ„ظ‘ظژظ…ظ’ طھظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظژظ€ظ„ظگط؛ظگظٹظ‡ظگ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ط¨ظگط´ظگظ‚ظ‘ظگ ط§ظ„ط£ظژظ†ظپظڈط³ظگ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژط±ظژط¤ظڈظˆظپظŒ ط±ظ‘ظژطظگظٹظ…ظŒ ﴾ (5. And the cattle, He has created them for you; in them there is warmth (warm clothing), and numerous benefits, and you eat from them.) (6. And there is beauty in them for you, when you bring them home in the evening, and as you lead them forth to pasture (in the morning).) (7. And they carry your loads to a land that you could not reach yourselves except with great trouble. Truly, your Lord is full of kindness, Most Merciful.)
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