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CH. 22 AL-HAJJ green? Allah is indeed the Knower of subtleties, the All- Aware. 2493 PT. 17 لَطِيفُ خَبِيرٌة لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّ To Him belongs all that is. 65 K Šićkojvigtóojžiškoj اللهَ لَهُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy, 2494 R. 9. 66. Hast thou not b Allah has subjected to you اَلَمْ تَرَاَنَّ اللهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ seen that وَالْفُلْكَ تَجْرِى فِى الْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِهِ whatever is in the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea وَيُمْسِكُ السَّمَاءَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ by His command? And He إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَ وَفَّى withholds the rain from falling on the earth save by His leave. Surely, Allah is Compassionate and Merciful to men. 2495 "2:256; 10:56; 31:27. 16:15; 35:13. 2493. Commentary: natural heavens and the earth has sent it and His kingdom shall be established in the earth and His worship shall take the place of the worship of false deities. He has decreed that His glory shall be extolled and His praises sung in the world because He is worthy of all praise. The verse draws the attention of He is at its back. God has willed that disbelievers to the phenomenon that is unfolding itself before their very eyes. Do they not see, it purports to say, that divine rain has fallen on the bleak, barren and dead land of Arabia and that it has begun to vibrate with new life and there is verdure and greenness all over it i. e. there is spiritual awakening all over the country and Islam has taken deep roots? It will now grow and expand and prevail over all false faiths. 2494. Commentary: The theme of the previous verse is continued in this verse, viz. Islam will prosper and make vast conquests because God Who is the Lord of the 2495. Commentary: The verse constitutes a beautiful commentary on the futility of idol- worship and gives two very strong arguments against it. First, God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has subjected all that is in the earth, in the sea and even in the air to the service of man. It is this Lord of all life Who is entitled to our worship and not the idols of wood and stone 2172