Surah Al Anbiya Ayat 30 Tafseer

Para 17 - اِقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

21.30

اَوَ لَمْ یَرَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَنَّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنٰهُمَاؕ-وَ جَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَآءِ كُلَّ شَیْءٍ حَیٍّؕ-اَفَلَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ(30)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

English translation of Kanz-ul-Imaan

Did the disbelievers not perceive that the heavens and the earth were closed up (as one piece), We henceforth opened (i.e. parted) them, and We made every living thing from water. So, will they not believe?

Commentary

In this verse, it is stated that the heavens and the earth were joined. This may allude to a state when they were combined and then opened by creating a space between them. It could also mean that the heavens were sealed in such a way that rain would not fall from them, and the earth was closed in the sense that vegetation would not grow from it. Thus, the meaning of splitting the heavens is that rain began to fall from it, and the meaning of splitting the earth is that greenery began to grow from it. Note: As it is not conclusively established whether the heavens and the earth were literally joined together, one should not attempt to prove the Big Bang theory through this verse. However, the possibility of such events is not eliminated.

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