Al-Furqan 25:59
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 365
Six Days
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامࣲ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ فَسۡـَٔلۡ بِهِۦ خَبِيرࣰا ٥٩
Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
He created the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, then established Himself above the Throne.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the six days point to stages of development in the most general classification of creation, by the law of nurturing.
Reflect
Reflect that everything matures in stages.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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