Taha, verse 4
تَنزِيلًا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ ٱلْعُلَى
a revelation from the One who created the earth and the high heaven,
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
This commentary covers the passage that begins at verse 20:1.
Which was revealed at Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Qur'an is a Reminder and a Revelation from Allah We have already discussed the separated letters at the beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah, so there is no need to repeat its discussion here. Allah says, مَآ أَنَزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَى (We have not sent down the Qur'an unto you to cause you distress,) Juwaybir reported that Ad-Dahhak said, "When Allah sent the Qur'an down to His Messenger , he and his Companions adh- ered to it. Thus, the idolators of…
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- Verse 2 مَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَىٰٓ It was not to distress you [Prophet] that We sent down the Quran to you,
- Verse 3 إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ but as a reminder for those who hold God in awe,
- Verse 4
- Verse 5 ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَىٰ the Lord of Mercy, established on the throne.
- Verse 6 لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ Everything in the heavens and on earth, everything between them, everything beneath the soil, belongs to Him.