Al-'Ankabut, verse 20

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1. Say qul
2. Travel sīrū
3. in fī
4. the earth l-arḍi
5. and see fa-unẓurū
6. how kayfa
7. He originated bada-a
8. the creation l-khalqa
9. Then thumma
10. Allah l-lahu
11. will produce yunshi-u
12. the creation l-nashata
13. the last l-ākhirata
14. Indeed inna
15. Allah l-laha
16. on ʿalā
17. every kulli
18. thing shayin
19. (is) All-Powerful qadīrun

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

This commentary covers the passage that begins at verse 29:19.

The Evidence for Life after Death Allah tells us that Ibrahim, peace be upon him, showed them the proof of life after death, which they denied, in their souls. For Allah created them after they had been nothing at all, then they came into existence and became people who could hear and see. The One Who originated this is able to repeat it, it is very easy for Him. Then he taught them to contemplate the visible signs on the horizons and the things that Allah has created: the heavens with their stars and planets, moving and stationary, the earth with its plains and mountains, its valleys,…

• Verse 18 وَإِن تُكَذِّبُوا۟ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أُمَمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ If you say this is a lie, [be warned that] other communities before you said the same. The messenger’s only duty is to give clear warning.’
• Verse 19 أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ يُبْدِئُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ Do they not see that God brings life into being and reproduces it? Truly this is easy for God.
• Verse 20
• Verse 21 يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ He punishes whoever He will and shows mercy to whoever He will. You will all be returned to Him.
• Verse 22 وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ You cannot escape Him on earth or in the heavens; you will have no one to protect or help you besides God.’

• قول qāf wāw lām
• سير sīn yā rā
• ارض alif rā ḍād
• نظر nūn ẓā rā
• كيف kāf yā fā
• بدا bā dāl alif
• خلق khā lām qāf
• اله alif lām hā
• نشا nūn shīn alif
• اخر alif khā rā
• كلل kāf lām lām
• شيا shīn yā alif
• قدر qāf dāl rā

• Creation الخلق
• Earth أرض
• Hereafter الآخرة
• Knowledge العلم
• of humans
• Resurrection القيامة
• Travel السفر
• travel to learn

• An-Naml 27:69 · Same opening قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
• Ar-Rum 30:42 · Same opening قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ
• Al-Baqarah 2:20 · Same ending يَكَادُ ٱلْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوْا۟ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
• Al-Baqarah 2:109 · Same ending وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ كُفَّارًا حَسَدًا مِّنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَٱعْفُوا۟ وَٱصْفَحُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
• Al-Baqarah 2:148 · Same ending وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا ۖ فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا۟ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
• Ali 'Imran 3:165 · Same ending أَوَلَمَّآ أَصَـٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَدْ أَصَبْتُم مِّثْلَيْهَا قُلْتُمْ أَنَّىٰ هَـٰذَا ۖ قُلْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

• ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ 35 places

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