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The Tafsir Of Surat Al- Mulk

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Glorification of Allah and mentioning the creation of death, life, the heavens and the stars

Allah the exalted glorifies his noble self and informs that the dominion is in his hand.This means that he deals with all of his creatures however He wishes and there is none who can reverse his decree. He is not questioned concerning what he does because of his force, his wisdom and his justice. For this reason Allah says

{ and he is able to do all things}

Then Allah says

{Who has created death and life}

Those who say that death is an existing creation use this Ayah as a proof because it is something that has been created. This Ayah means that he brought creation into existince from nothing in order to test the creatures. He examines them to see which of them will be best in deeds. This is similar to Allah's statement

{ How can you disbelieve in Allah ? Seeing that you were dead and he gave you life }

In this Ayah Allah named the first stage, which is non- existence, " death " then he named the origin or beginning of existence, " life " . This is why Allah says

{ ( Then he will give death, then again will bring you to life ( on the day of Resurrection}

Concerning Allah 's statement

{He may test you which of you is best in deed}

{ And he is the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving }

This means that he is the Almighty, the Most Great, the Most Powerful and the Most Honorable. However, along with this he is Most Forgiving to whoever turns to him in repentance and seeks his pardon after having disobeyed him and opposed his commandment. Even though Allah is Almighty, he also forgives, show mercy, pardons and excuses. Then Allah says

{Who has created the sesn heavens one above the other }

Meaning stacked one top of the other. Are they connected to each other, meaning that they are in elevated ascension, some of them being stacked above others, or separated with space between them ? There are two views concerning this , and most correct opinion seems to be the latter as is proven in the Hadith of Israa " The prophet's Night Journey " and other narrations

Concerning Allah statement

{ You can see no fault in the creation of the Most Gracious }

Means, it ( the creation ) is done in a flawless manner, and these are connected with each other so as to forms a straight level, having no disunion, conflict, inconsistency, deficiency, flaw or defect. This is the reason that Allah says

{ Then look agian, Can you see any rifts }

Meaning, look at the sky and pay close attention to it . Do you see any flaw, deficienvy, defect or rifts in it

Concerning Allah statement

{Then look agian and yet agian}

It means look twice

And

{ Your sight will return to you Khsi }

It means humiliated or despised

And

{And worn out }

It means it will be exhausted or broken down fatigue that comes from weakness. Thus the Ayah means that if you continuously looked, no matter how much you look, your sight will return to you

Then after Allah negated any deficiency in the creation of the heavens, he explains their prefection and beauty. He says

{ And indeed we have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps }

This refers to the stars which have been placed in the heavens, some moving and some stationary

In Allah statement

{And we have made them ( as ) missiles to drive away the shaytin}

This does not mean that they are actually missiles, because the stars in the sky are not thrown and they are taken from the stars. And Allah knows best

Concerning Allah's statement

{And we have prepared for them the torment of the blazing fire}

Means, we have made this disgrace for the devils in this life and we have prepared for them the torment of the blazing fire in the hereafter