Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 29 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 29

Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 29 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 29 Translation

Surah Al-Baqarah

Verse 29

2:29Al-Baqarah

When Allāh mentioned the blessings of life, He followed it with the blessing of creating the heavens and the earth. He said:

هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ ۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven and made them seven heavens, and He is the Knower of all things (Al-Baqarah 2:29)

Surah Baqarah verse 29

It is He who created for you: Meaning for your benefit. Lakum (لكم – for you) makes evident that the creation mentioned is for us to benefit from it in our religion and in the world. As for the world, then it is to better our bodies and for us to become stronger by it in matters of obedience. As for the religion, then it is to infer by these things and consider them.

All of that which is on the earth: All that is beneficial, and from these are what are connected to animals, plants, minerals, and mountains.  And the Most-High made clear that He created all of this so that we benefit from it. 

The affirmation of this blessing is to move the conscience. It is as though He (glory be to Him, the Most-High) said, “How can you disbelieve in Allāh when you were lifeless and He brought you to life? And how can you disbelieve in Allāh when He created for you all that is in the heavens and the earth? And how can you disbelieve in Allāh’s ability to repeat (bringing to life), when He brought life to you after you were lifeless, and He created for you all that is on the earth? So how can He be incapable of restoring (life) to you?” This āyah is evidence that the basic principle is that all things are permissible except that which evidence has been narrated concerning its prohibition. For indeed, Allāh mentioned this as a means of a favour, and He does not make favourable except what is permissible.

Then He directed Himself to the heaven: Attended Himself to creating it and intending it, because He created the earth first, then proceeded to create the heavens. And made them seven heavens: He made them seven heavens – planes without splits, breaks, or disparities between them. And He is the Knower of all things.

Based on this, then it is obligated to worship Allāh and be obedient to Him. He is the one who bestowed His favour upon you, and created for your usefulness and benefit all the blessings that are found on the earth.

Pay attention, O servants of Allāh, for this noble āyah plants in the soul a huge obligation. After He mentioned the blessing of life – gesturing to the beginning and the repeat (thereof), our Lord mentioned this āyah afterwards, which contains the mother of blessings. For the earth is bedding, and the sky is a blanket – two blessings between which are blessings. And replacing the night with the day – which are like vessels that store righteous deeds. A person must realize his value on the earth and his command. He subjected to us what is in the heavens and the earth for the purpose of undertaking them in the realm of existence.

🔮Fear Allah SWT, give glory to Him and worship Him, He who made the heavens and earth. 

💎I ask Allah SWT To Help Us Worship Him, The One Who Created The Heavens And The Earth,  Aameen

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