ALL THAT IS in the heavens and the earth sings the praises of God. He is all-mighty and all-wise.
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'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī
تفسير : and from his narration on the authority of ibn 'abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of allah's saying (all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth allah): '(all that is in the heavens) of created beings (and all that is in the earth) of creatures and living beings (glorifieth allah) prays to allah; and it is also said this means: remembers allah, (and he is the mighty) in retribution against those who disbelieve in him, (the wise) in his command and decree, and he has decreed that none should be worshipped beside him.
Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī
تفسير : all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifies god, that is to say, [everything] proclaims his transcendence (the lām [of li’llāhi] is extra, and mā has been used instead of min in order to indicate the predominance [of non-rational creatures]) and he is the mighty, in his kingdom, the wise, in his actions.
Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
تفسير : (all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth allah, and he is the mighty, the wise) [61:1-4].
muhammad ibn ja‘far informed us> muhammad ibn ‘abd allah ibn zakariyya> muhammad ibn ‘abd al-rahman al-daghuli> muhammad ibn yahya> muhammad ibn kathir al-san‘ani> al-awza‘i> yahya ibn abi kathir> abu salamah> ‘abd allah ibn salam who said: “we sat — a group of companions of the messenger of allah, allah bless him and give him peace — and reminded each other. we said: ‘if only we knew the most beloved works to allah, glorified and exalted is he, for we would then perform them’. allah, exalted is he, therefore, revealed (lo! allah loveth them who battle for his cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure) [61:4] up to the end of the surah. the messenger of allah, allah bless him and give him peace, read it to us”.
(o ye who believe! why say ye that which ye do not?) [61:2-4].
the commentators of the qur’an said: “some muslims used to say: ‘if we knew the most beloved works to allah, exalted is he, we would spend our wealth and persons in their sake’. and so allah, exalted is he, directed them to the most beloved works to him, saying (lo! allah loveth them who battle for his cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure…) but when muslims were tested at the battle of uhud, they retreated, and so allah, exalted is he, revealed (o ye who believe! why say ye that which ye do not?)”.
