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 Surah An-Nur 24:41-45 [6/9] ↕
  
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أَلَمْDo not
تَرَyou see
أَنَّthat
ٱللَّهَAllah -
يُسَبِّحُglorify
لَهُۥHim
مَنwhoever
فِى(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِthe heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِand the earth
وَٱلطَّيْرُand the birds
صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍ‌ۖ(with) wings outspread?
كُلٌّEach one
قَدْverily
عَلِمَknows
صَلَاتَهُۥits prayer
وَتَسْبِيحَهُۥ‌ۗand its glorification.
وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah
عَلِيمُۢ(is) All-Knower
بِمَاof what
يَفْعَلُونَthey do.
﴿٤١﴾
وَلِلَّهِAnd to Allah (belongs)
مُلْكُ(the) dominion
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ‌ۖand the earth.
وَإِلَىAnd to
ٱللَّهِAllah
ٱلْمَصِيرُ(is) the destination.
﴿٤٢﴾
أَلَمْDo not
تَرَyou see
أَنَّthat
ٱللَّهَAllah
يُزْجِىdrives
سَحَابًاclouds
ثُمَّthen
يُؤَلِّفُjoins
بَيْنَهُۥbetween them
ثُمَّthen
يَجْعَلُهُۥmakes them
رُكَامًا(into) a mass,
فَتَرَىthen you see
ٱلْوَدْقَthe rain
يَخْرُجُcome forth
مِنْfrom
خِلَـٰلِهِۦtheir midst?
وَيُنَزِّلُAnd He sends down
مِنَfrom
ٱلسَّمَآءِ(the) sky,
مِن[from]
جِبَالٍmountains
فِيهَاwithin it
مِنۢ[of]
بَرَدٍ(is) hail
فَيُصِيبُand He strikes
بِهِۦwith it
مَنwhom
يَشَآءُHe wills
وَيَصْرِفُهُۥand averts it
عَنfrom
مَّنwhom
يَشَآءُ‌ۖHe wills.
يَكَادُNearly
سَنَا(the) flash
بَرْقِهِۦ(of) its lighting
يَذْهَبُtakes away
بِٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِthe sight.
﴿٤٣﴾
يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُAllah alternates
ٱلَّيْلَthe night
وَٱلنَّهَارَ‌ۚand the day.
إِنَّIndeed,
فِىin
ذَٲلِكَthat
لَعِبْرَةًsurely is a lesson
لِّأُوْلِى ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِfor those who have vision.
﴿٤٤﴾
وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah
خَلَقَcreated
كُلَّevery
دَآبَّةٍmoving creature
مِّنfrom
مَّآءٍ‌ۖwater.
فَمِنْهُمOf them
مَّن(is a kind) who
يَمْشِىwalks
عَلَىٰon
بَطْنِهِۦits belly,
وَمِنْهُمand of them
مَّن(is a kind) who
يَمْشِىwalks
عَلَىٰon
رِجْلَيْنِtwo legs,
وَمِنْهُمand of them
مَّن(is a kind) who
يَمْشِىwalks
عَلَىٰٓon
أَرْبَعٍ‌ۚfour.
يَخْلُقُ ٱللَّهُAllah creates
مَاwhat
يَشَآءُ‌ۚHe wills.
إِنَّIndeed,
ٱللَّهَAllah
عَلَىٰon
كُلِّevery
شَىْءٍthing
قَدِيرٌ(is) All-Powerful.
﴿٤٥﴾

اَلَمۡ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يُسَبِّحُ لَهٗ مَنۡ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَالطَّيۡرُ صٰٓفّٰتٍ​ؕ كُلٌّ قَدۡ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهٗ وَتَسۡبِيۡحَهٗ​ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِيۡمٌۢ بِمَا يَفۡعَلُوۡنَ‏  وَلِلّٰهِ مُلۡكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ​ۚ وَاِلَى اللّٰهِ الۡمَصِيۡرُ‏   اَلَمۡ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يُزۡجِىۡ سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيۡنَهٗ ثُمَّ يَجۡعَلُهٗ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى الۡوَدۡقَ يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡ خِلٰلِهٖ​ۚ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مِنۡ جِبَالٍ فِيۡهَا مِنۡۢ بَرَدٍ فَيُـصِيۡبُ بِهٖ مَنۡ يَّشَآءُ وَ يَصۡرِفُهٗ عَنۡ مَّنۡ يَّشَآءُ​ ؕ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرۡقِهٖ يَذۡهَبُ بِالۡاَبۡصَارِؕ‏   يُقَلِّبُ اللّٰهُ الَّيۡلَ وَالنَّهَارَ​ ؕ اِنَّ فِىۡ ذٰ لِكَ لَعِبۡرَةً لِّاُولِى الۡاَبۡصَارِ‏  وَاللّٰهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍ مِّنۡ مَّآءٍ ​ۚفَمِنۡهُمۡ مَّنۡ يَّمۡشِىۡ عَلٰى بَطۡنِهٖ​ۚ وَمِنۡهُمۡ مَّنۡ يَّمۡشِىۡ عَلٰى رِجۡلَيۡنِ وَمِنۡهُمۡ مَّنۡ يَّمۡشِىۡ عَلٰٓى اَرۡبَعٍ​ؕ يَخۡلُقُ اللّٰهُ مَا يَشَآءُ​ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ قَدِيۡرٌ‏ 
Translation
(24:41) Do you not see that all that is in the heavens and the earth, even the birds that go about spreading their wings in flight, extol His glory? Each knows the way of its prayer and of its extolling Allah's glory. Allah is well aware of whatever they do. (24:42) Allah's is the dominion of the heavens and the earth and to Him are all destined to return. (24:43) Do you not see74 that it is Allah Who gently drives the clouds, then He joins them together and then turns them into a thick mass and thereafter you see rain-drops fall down from its midst? And then He sends down hail from the heaven - thanks to the mountains75 - and causes it to smite whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of His lightning almost takes away the sight. (24:44) It is Allah Who alternates the night and the day. Surely there is a lesson in it for those that have sight. (24:45) Allah has created every animal from water. Of them some move on their bellies, some move on two legs and some on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Surely Allah has power over everything.
Commentary

74. As has been explained above, Allah is the Light of the whole universe, but His Light can be perceived and comprehended by the righteous believers only. All other people grope about in the dark like the blind in spite of the all-pervading, all-embracing Light. Here a few of the countless signs which guide to the Light are being mentioned by way of example. If a person whose eyes of the heart are open, sees them, he can perceive Allah working everywhere around him at all times. But those who are blind of the heart, and can only see with the head’s eyes, can see Biology and Zoology and other sciences working in the world, but they fail to perceive and recognize Allah’s signs anywhere working in the world.

75. This may mean frozen clouds which have been called mountains in the heavens metaphorically. It may also mean the mountains of the earth which stand high in the heavens and whose snow-capped peaks cause condensation in the clouds which results in hailstorms.