Tafheem ul Quran

Surah 29 Al-'Ankabut, Ayat 63-63

وَلَـئِنۡ سَاَلۡتَهُمۡ مَّنۡ نَّزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَاَحۡيَا بِهِ الۡاَرۡضَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ مَوۡتِهَا لَيَقُوۡلُنَّ اللّٰهُ​ؕ قُلِ الۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ​ؕ بَلۡ اَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡقِلُوۡنَ‏ ﴿29:63﴾

(29:63) If you were to ask them: “Who sent down water from the sky and therewith revived the earth after its death?” they will certainly say: “Allah.” Say: “To Allah alone be praise and thanks.”101 But most people do not understand.


Notes

101. Here the word al-hamdu-lillah (Praise be to Allah) gives two meanings: (1) “When all this is done by Allah, then He alone is worthy of all praise, and none else”, and (2) “Thank God that you yourselves also admit this.”