Al-A'raf, verse 54
إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ يُغْشِى ٱلَّيْلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُۥ حَثِيثًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ وَٱلنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَٰتٍۭ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلْخَلْقُ وَٱلْأَمْرُ ۗ تَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Your Lord is God, who created the heavens and earth in six Days, then established Himself on the throne; He makes the night cover the day in swift pursuit; He created the sun, moon, and stars to be subservient to His command; all creation and command belong to Him. Exalted be God, Lord of all the worlds!
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Universe was created in Six Days Allah states that He created the universe, the heavens and earth and all that is in, on and between them in six days, as He has stated in several Ayat in the Qur'an. These six days are: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Friday, the entire creation was assembled and on that day, Adam was created. There is a difference of opinion whether these days were the same as our standard days as suddenly comes to the mind, or each day constitutes one thousand years, as reported from Mujahid, Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, and from Ibn `Abbas…
Around this verse
- Verse 52 وَلَقَدْ جِئْنَـٰهُم بِكِتَـٰبٍ فَصَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ We have brought people a Scripture- We have explained it on the basis of true knowledge- as guidance and mercy for those who believe.
- Verse 53 هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا تَأْوِيلَهُۥ ۚ يَوْمَ يَأْتِى تَأْوِيلُهُۥ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ نَسُوهُ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ فَهَل لَّنَا مِن شُفَعَآءَ فَيَشْفَعُوا۟ لَنَآ أَوْ نُرَدُّ فَنَعْمَلَ غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ ۚ قَدْ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ What are they waiting for but the fulfilment of its [final prophecy]? On the Day it is fulfilled, those who had ignored it will say, ‘Our Lord’s messenger spoke the truth. Is there anyone to intercede for us now? Or can we be sent back to behave differently from the way we behaved before?’ They will really have squandered their souls, and all [the idols] they invented will have deserted them.
- Verse 54
- Verse 55 ٱدْعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ Call on your Lord humbly and privately- He does not like those who transgress His bounds:
- Verse 56 وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَـٰحِهَا وَٱدْعُوهُ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا ۚ إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ do not corrupt the earth after it has been set right- call on Him fearing and hoping. The mercy of God is close to those who do good.
Roots in this verse
- ربب rā bā bā
- اله alif lām hā
- خلق khā lām qāf
- سمو sīn mīm wāw
- ارض alif rā ḍād
- ستت sīn tā tā
- يوم yā wāw mīm
- سوي sīn wāw yā
- عرش ʿayn rā shīn
- غشو ghayn shīn wāw
- ليل lām yā lām
- نهر nūn hā rā
- طلب ṭā lām bā
- حثث ḥā thā thā
- شمس shīn mīm sīn
- قمر qāf mīm rā
- نجم nūn jīm mīm
- سخر sīn khā rā
- امر alif mīm rā
- برك bā rā kāf
- علم ʿayn lām mīm
Themes of this verse
- Allah names أسماء الله
- Allah's Throne العرش
- Astronomy علم الفلك
- celestial mechanics
- Celestial mechanics الميكانيكا السماوية
- Command الأمر
- Creation الخلق
- Earth أرض
- His Throne (Arsh)
- in six "days"
- Moon القمر
- Night الليل
- Rotation الدوران
- rotation of
- Six ستة
- Sky السماء
- Star نجم
- Stars النجوم
- Sun الشمس
- Throne العرش
- Universe الكون