Fussilat 41:9
Explained in Detail · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 477
The Earth in Two Days
۞قُلۡ أَئِنَّكُمۡ لَتَكۡفُرُونَ بِٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِي يَوۡمَيۡنِ وَتَجۡعَلُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادࣰاۚ ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٩
Say (O Muhammad, unto the idolaters): Disbelieve ye verily in Him Who created the earth in two Days, and ascribe ye unto Him rivals? He (and none else) is the Lord of the Worlds.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Do you disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the qualifier “two days” points to the stages of the earth’s creation; Allah is Lord of the worlds.
Reflect
Reflect on Allah’s wisdom in the stages of creation.
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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