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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَاتِ وَالنُّورَ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ ﴿۱﴾ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ طِينٍ ثُمَّ قَضَى أَجَلًا وَأَجَلٌ مُسَمًّى عِنْدَهُ ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ تَمْتَرُونَ ﴿۲﴾
﴾1﴿ Alhamdu lillaahil lazee khalaqas samaawaati wal arda wa ja'alaz zulumaati wannoor; summal lazeena kafaroo bi Rabbihim ya'diloon
﴾2﴿ Huwal lazee khalaqakum min teenin summa qadaaa ajalanw wa ajalum musamman 'indahoo summa antum tamtaroon
﴾1﴿ All the attributes of divinity are specific to Allah, the Exalted, who created the heavens and the earth and created darkness and light, yet (the word is unlikely) these disbelievers equate other people with Allah
﴾2﴿ It is the only Allah Almighty to create you from clay, He decided the time of death, And the time that is fixed (for all creatures) is in the knowledge of Allah, the Exalted, yet you still doubt
Relevancy: of Surah al-An'am to the previous surah is, because in the previous surah, there was an encouragement to fulfill the covenants, which were about halal and haram, And it was a rejection of the polytheism of the Christians, so in this surah, the main goal, which is monotheism, is detailed with the reasons -
Claim of this surah:
Proving monotheism is with rational and narrative reasons and rejecting all forms of polytheism and idolaters along with the method of teaching -
Summary of the surah:
There are two chapters in the surah, the chapters 1 to 117, in which there is a rejection of religious polytheism, and there are six chapters in this chapter, chapters 1 to 11, In this lawsuit, there are three rational reasons for monotheism, and there are three issues in each one, then the punishment is in three ways, And then there is worldly fear in three ways, then there are answers to three questions, and lastly, consolation is in three ways -
[1] In this is monotheism, the first is the rational reason, which is of three types: upper, lower, and middle - (الظُّلُمَاتِ وَالنُّورَ) (zulumaati wannoor) It is meant by this general if it is tangible like night and day or if it is spiritual like polytheism, monotheism, ignorance and knowledge, (ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ) (summal lazeena kafaroo bi Rabbihim) This is a punishment for the disbelievers - (يَعْدِلُونَ) (ya'diloon) It is from justice, it is said for equality, And bi Rabbihim is related to ya'diloon, it means that they consider other creatures equal to their Lord, that is, they associate themselves with them, Or it is from justice, and bi Rabbihim is related to kuffora, that is, they turn away from the truth - (ظُّلُمَاتِ) (zulumaati) He has mentioned the plural because there are many means, types, and people, and the light is one
[2] This is the second rational reason, and the meaning of (أَجَلًا) (ajalanw) is death, and the meaning of the second (أَجَلٌ) (ajalum) is the time of Resurrection, And it is in these three matters - (مِنْ طِينٍ) (min teenin) The first and main substance of all human beings is this - or the meaning is that your father is created from clay, In the word "Tin" it is indicated that the human talent for knowledge and perfection is with hard work, just as good things are made from clay with hard work, (قَضَى أَجَلًا) (wa ajalum musamman) This is from death to resurrection. This is a promise Second, the first term of life is the time of death and the second term is the Day of Judgment, And this is a good promise, (تَمْتَرُونَ) (tamtaroon) It means doubt or means to argue -