The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 197
CH. 57 AL-HADID E PT. 27 لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضِ His is the Kingdom of the. 3 E heavens and the earth; He gives يُحْيِ وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ life and He causes death, and He has power over all things. 4147 هُوَ الْاَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ He is the First and the Last. 4 وَالْبَاطِنُ ۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ) and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. ” "94148 هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمواتِ وَالْأَرْضَ He it is Who created the. 5 فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ periods, then He settled Himself heavens and the earth in six b on the Throne. He knows what enters the earth and what comes يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ out of it, and what comes down b فِيهَا وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ اَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ from heaven and what goes up into it. And He is with you b "3:157; 7:159; 44:9. b7:55; 11:8; 25:60; 32:5. 34:3 4147. Commentary: This verse explains the Divine attributes "Mighty" and "Wise" mentioned in the preceding verse. The words "He gives life and He causes death," signify that the process of construction and destruction is operating every moment in every atom in the universe. 4148. Commentary: J (the First) meaning that there was nothing before God, signifies that He created everything and He is the First Cause of all things. (the Last) means that there is and there will be nothing after Him, i. e. He is the Last and Final Cause of all things or that whereas everything is subject to death and destruction, He alone will remain after all things had ceased to exist. (the Manifest) may signify that all things are subject to divine laws and God has power over all things and is subordinate to no one and is subject to no laws, or that He is manifest in His works, or is more manifest than anything else, or that He comprehends everything. b (the Hidden) may signify that God is the Knower of all things, so that there is nothing hidden from Him, or that whereas He comprehends everything He Himself is Incomprehensible. The expression may also signify that there is nothing nearer than God or that there is no refuge besides Him. 3093 These four Divine attributes show that God is above the limitations of space and time.