SURAH AL-AN AAM (AYA 91 to 100)

SECTION 11

The Divine Revelation

Disbelievers in the revelations to Apostle---Qur’an revelation for all ages.

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ إِذْ قَالُوا مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ بَشَرٍ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ۗ قُلْ مَنْ أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ الَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ مُوسَىٰ نُورًا وَهُدًى لِلنَّاسِ ۖ تَجْعَلُونَهُ قَرَاطِيسَ تُبْدُونَهَا وَتُخْفُونَ كَثِيرًا ۖ وَعُلِّمْتُمْ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنْتُمْ وَلَا آبَاؤُكُمْ ۖ قُلِ اللَّهُ ۖ ثُمَّ ذَرْهُمْ فِي خَوْضِهِمْ يَلْعَبُونَ {6:91}

[Q6:91] Wa maa qadarul laaha haqqa qadriheee iz qaaloo maaa anzalal laahu 'alaa basharim min shai'; qul man anzalal Kitaabal lazee jaaa'a bihee Moosaa nooranw wa hudal linnaasi taj'aloonahoo qaraateesa tubdoonahaa wa tukhfoona kaseeranw wa 'ullimtum maa lam ta'lamooo antum wa laaa aabaaa'ukum qulil laahu summa zarhum fee khawdihim yal'aboon. 
[Q6:91] And they do not assign to ALLAH (SWT) the attributes due to Him when they say: ALLAH (SWT) has not revealed anything to a mortal. Say: Who revealed the Book which Musa brought, a light and a guidance to men, which you make into scattered writings which you show while you conceal much? And you were taught what you did not know, (neither) you nor your fathers. Say: ALLAH (SWT) then leave them sporting in their vain discourses.

[Q6:91] Dan tiadalah mereka (kaum Yahudi) menghormati ALLAH (SwT) sesuai dengan penghormatan yang sebenarnya ketika mereka berkata: ALLAH (SwT) tidak menurunkan sesuatu pun kepada manusia. Bertanyalah (kepada kaum Yahudi yang ingkar itu): Siapakah yang menurunkan Kitab (Taurat) yang dibawa oleh Nabi Musa sebagai cahaya dan petunjuk bagi manusia, yang kamu jadikan dia lembaran-lembaran kertas, sambil kamu perlihatkan (kepada orang ramai sebahagian kecil daripadanya) dan kamu sembunyikan kebanyakannya; sedang kamu pula diajarkan (dengan pengajaran-pengajaran yang terkandung di dalamnya), yang tidak diketahui oleh kamu (sebelum itu) dan tidak juga oleh datuk nenek kamu? Katakanlah (kepada mereka): ALLAH (SwT) jualah (yang menurunkannya), kemudian, biarkanlah mereka leka bermain-main dalam kesesatannya. 

The infidels in general and the Jews in particular went so far in their perversity as to deny the gift of revelation altogether. THE TAWRAT WAS A LIGHT AND GUIDANCE. IT WAS ONE BOOK.

r  The present Old Testament is a collection of "sheets" of various kinds: see "The Tawrat" in the commentary of al Ma-idah 5:116 to 120. The Jews disclose that which suits their purpose and conceal much of its contents PARTICULARLY the prophecies about the advent of the Holy Prophet (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad) (see al Baqarah 2:40).

The Muslims have been taught that which neither they nor their ancestors knew (they were not left at the mercy of the Jews). IT IS ALLAH (SWT) WHO HAS SENT DOWN THE LAW. IF PEOPLE DO NOT BELIEVE, THEN LET THEM PLUNGE INTO VAIN DISCOURSE.

MAN, MORE OFTEN, FAILS TO HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF ALLAH (SWT)'S ATTRIBUTES AND THE SCOPE AND THE EFFECTS OF HIS WILL. SOME MEN ACCEPT HIS AUTHORITY IN **THE SPHERE OF CREATION, BUT **LEAVE OUT LEGISLATION AND **DENY REVELATION AND **PROPHETHOOD.

This and the next verses confirm that He has manifested His legislative authority through revelations revealed to His chosen prophets. The Tawrat revealed to Musa, has been cited as an example. It was a light and a guidance, containing knowledge and wisdom, taught to his followers, which neither they nor their ancestors knew.

ß  The Qur’an not only bears witness to its own truth BUT ALSO TESTIFIES the previous scriptures revealed to Musa, Isa and other prophets (refer to the commentary of An-am 6:19).

In many verses of the Qur’an ALLAH (SWT) HIMSELF BEARS WITNESS to His prophets AND THEIR divinely commissioned missions; and His testimony is based upon the light and the miracles referred to in the heavenly scriptures.

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(6:91) They did not form any proper estimate of Allah when they said: 'Allah has not revealed anything to any man.' *59 Ask them: 'The Book which Moses brought as a light and guidance for men and which you keep in bits and scraps, some of which you disclose while the rest you conceal, even though through it you were taught that which neither you nor your forefathers knew -who was it who revealed it?' *60 Say: 'Allah!'- and then leave them to sport with their argumentation.

*59. In the light of the foregoing discussion and commentary, it is quite evident that this statement comes from the Jews. Since the Prophet (peace be on him) had asserted that he was a Prophet and that a Book had been revealed to him, the unbelieving Quraysh and other polytheists of Arabia naturally used to approach the Jews and the Christians - who believed in the Prophets and in the Scriptures - and tried to solicit a candid answer from them as to whether God's words had indeed been revealed to Muhammad (peace be on him). Whatever answer they gave was then disseminated on all sides by the active opponents of the Prophet (peace be on him) in order to create revulsion against Islam. This is the reason for mentioning, and then refuting, this statement by the Jews, which had been used by the opposition as an argument against Islam.
One might wonder how a Jew, who believes in the Torah as a revealed Book of God, could say that God had revealed nothing to anyone. At times blind obstinacy and bigotry cause people to resort to arguments which strike at the roots of their own belief. These people were bent upon denying the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be on him), and this fanaticism had come to dominate them so much that they went so far as to deny the very institution of prophethood.
To say that peopte have not formed any proper estimate of God means that they have erred grossly in assessing His wisdom and power. Whoever says that God did not reveal knowledge of Reality and the code for man's guidance has fallen into one of two errors? Either he considers it impossible for man to become the recipient of God's revelation, and this constitutes a gross misjudgement of God's power, or he thinks that even though God has equipped man with intelligence and with the power to act as he chooses, He has nevertheless made no arrangement for his guidance, but has left him in this world altogether unguided and thus conferred upon him the right to behave in any way he likes. This is obviously a misjudgement of God's wisdom.
*60. The revelation of the Torah to Moses (peace be on him) is adduced by way of evidence since the Jews, to whom this response is addressed, believed that it had been revealed. It is obvious that their recognition of the Torah as the Book revealed to Moses negated their standpoint that God had never revealed anything to any human being. Their belief in the Torah at least proved that revelation to man is possible, and had actually taken place. 

وَهَٰذَا كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ مُبَارَكٌ مُصَدِّقُ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلِتُنْذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرَىٰ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا ۚ وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ ۖ وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ {6:92}

[Q6:92] Wa haazaa Kitaabun anzalnaahu Mubaarakum musaddiqul lazee bainaa yadaihi wa litunzira ummal Quraa wa man hawlahaa; wallazeena yu'minoona bil Aakhirati yu'minoona bihee wa hum'alaa Salaatihim yuhaafizoon. 
[Q6:92] And this is a Book We have revealed, blessed, verifying that which is before it, and that you may warn the metropolis and those around her; and those who believe in the hereafter believe in it, and they attend to their prayers constantly.

[Q6:92] Dan ini ialah Kitab (Al-Quran) yang Kami turunkan, yang mengandungi berkat (banyak faedah-faedah dan manfaatnya), lagi mengesahkan kebenaran (Kitab-kitab Suci) yang diturunkan sebelumnya dan supaya engkau memberi peringatan kepada penduduk "Ummulqura" (Mekah) serta orang-orang yang tinggal di sekelilingnya dan orang-orang yang beriman kepada hari akhirat, mereka beriman kepada Al-Quran dan mereka tetap mengerjakan dan memelihara sembahyangnya. 

Mubarak means abounding in good and blessed - bringing more blessings of knowledge and wisdom than the previously revealed books.

Ummul Qura - mother of cities refers to 1. Makka the qibla and centre of Islam, also 2. Asserted to be in the middle of the earth; and before it was made the qibla of Islam, 3. Makka was associated with Ibrahim and Ismail, the ancestors of the Holy Prophet (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad) and his Ahlul Bayt.

Ü  "All around" would mean "the whole world" if we look upon Makka as the centre. Also see commentary of al Baqarah 2:125 and Ali Imran 3:96.

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(6:92) (Like that Book) this too is a Book which We have revealed; full of blessing, confirming what was revealed before it so that you might warn the people of the Mother of Cities (Makka) and those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and are evermindful of their Prayers. *61

*61. The point argued above was that God's word can be, and in the past has been, revealed to human beings. The next point is that the message of Muhammad (peace be on him) is indeed the revealed word of God. In order to establish this, four things are adduced as evidence: First, that this Book is overflowing with God's grace and beneficence. In other words, it contains the best possible principles for the well-being and salvation of mankind. It lays down the true doctrines of belief. It urges man to righteous conduct and inspires him to moral excellence. It contains guidance as to how one may live a life of purity. And above all, it is free from any trace of the ignorance, egocentricity, narrow-mindedness, iniquity, obscenity and other corruptions with which the Jews and the Christians had overlaid their revealed Scriptures. Second, this Book does not propound any guidance which is essentially divergent from that previously revealed; rather it confirms and supports it. Third, the purpose of the revelation of this Book is the same as that of the revelation of Scriptures in the past, viz., to shake people out of their heedlessness and warn them of the evil consequences of their corruption. Fourth, that the call of this Book did not attract those who merely worshipped worldly advantages and were slaves of their animal desires. On the contrary, it attracted those whose vision goes beyond the narrow limits of worldly life. Moreover, the revolution wrought in the lives of people under the influence of this Book has rendered them conspicuously distinct from others in respect of piety and godliness.
A Book with such characteristics and with such a wholesome impact on human beings can only be from God. 

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ قَالَ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُوحَ إِلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَمَنْ قَالَ سَأُنْزِلُ مِثْلَ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ۗ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَاسِطُو أَيْدِيهِمْ أَخْرِجُوا أَنْفُسَكُمُ ۖ الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنْتُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ {6:93}

[Q6:93] Wa man azlamu mimmanif taraa 'alal laahi kaziban aw qaala oohiya ilaiya wa lam yooha ilaihi shai'un wa man qaala sa unzilu misla maaa anzalal laah; wa law taraaa iziz zaalimoona fee ghamaraatil mawti walmalaaa'ikatu baasitooo aideehim akhrijooo anfusakum; al yawma tujzawna 'azaabal hooni bimaa kuntum taqooloona 'alal laahi ghairal haqqi wa kuntum 'an aayaatihee tastakbiroon. 
[Q6:93] And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against ALLAH (SWT), or says: It has been revealed to me; while nothing has been revealed to him, and he who says: I can reveal the like of what ALLAH (SWT) has revealed? And if you had seen when the unjust shall be in the agonies of death and the angels shall spread forth their hands: Give up your souls; today shall you be recompensed with an ignominious chastisement because you spoke against ALLAH (SWT) other than the truth and (because) you showed pride against His communications.

[Q6:93] Dan siapakah yang lebih zalim daripada orang yang mereka-reka perkara yang dusta terhadap ALLAH (SwT) atau orang yang berkata: Telah diberi wahyu kepadaku, padahal tidak diberikan sesuatu wahyupun kepadanya dan orang yang berkata: Aku akan menurunkan seperti apa yang diturunkan ALLAH (SwT) dan (sungguh ngeri) sekiranya engkau melihat ketika orang-orang yang zalim itu dalam penderitaan sakratulmaut (ketika hendak putus nyawa), sedang malaikat-malaikat pula menghulurkan tangan mereka (memukul dan menyeksa orang-orang itu) sambil berkata (dengan menengking dan mengejek): Keluarkanlah nyawa kamu (dari tubuh kamu sendiri); pada hari ini kamu dibalas dengan azab seksa yang menghina (kamu) sehina-hinanya, disebabkan apa yang telah kamu katakan terhadap ALLAH (SwT) dengan tidak benar dan kamu pula (menolak dengan) sombong takbur akan ayat-ayat keteranganNya. 

This verse was revealed to condemn the half brother of Uthman, Abdullah bin abi Sarah (and men like him). He was a Jew BUT joined the group of pagans after renouncing his faith. After becoming Muslim he was sometimes asked to write down the revealed verses BUT he used to change the words of the revealed verses while writing them, and then claimed that whatever he had composed should have also been accepted as revelation.

Ø  "Surrender your souls" indicates that soul is an entity which is separated from the body at the time of death. To know about the human soul, please refer to the commentary of al Baqarah 2:30.

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(6:93) Who can be more unjust than he who places a lie on Allah and who says: 'Revelation has come to me' when in fact nothing was revealed to him, and who says: 'I will produce the like of what Allah has revealed?' If you could but see the wrongdoers in the agonies of death, and the angels stretching out their hands (saying): 'Yield up your souls! Today you will be recompensed with the chastisement of humiliation for the lie you spoke concerning Allah, and for you waxing proud against His signs.'

وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَادَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَتَرَكْتُمْ مَا خَوَّلْنَاكُمْ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا نَرَىٰ مَعَكُمْ شُفَعَاءَكُمُ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ فِيكُمْ شُرَكَاءُ ۚ لَقَدْ تَقَطَّعَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْكُمْ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ {6:94}

[Q6:94] Wa laqad ji'tumoonaa furaadaa kamaa khalaqnaakum awwala marratinw wa taraktum maa khawwalnaakum waraaa'a zuhoorikum wa maa naraa ma'akum shufa'aaa' akumul lazeena za'amtum annahum feekum shurakaaa'; laqat taqatta'a bainakum wa dalla 'annkum maa kuntum taz'umoon. 

[Q6:94] And certainly you have come to Us alone as We created you at first, and you have left behind your backs the things which We gave you, and We do not see with you your intercessors about whom you asserted that they were (god's) associates in respect to you; certainly the ties between you are now cut off and what you asserted is gone from you.
[Q6:94] Dan demi sesungguhnya, kamu tetap datang kepada Kami (pada hari kiamat) dengan bersendirian, sebagaimana Kami jadikan kamu pada mulanya dan kamu tinggalkan di belakang kamu apa yang telah kami kurniakan kepada kamu dan Kami tidak melihat berserta kamu penolong-penolong yang kamu anggap dan sifatkan bahawa mereka ialah sekutu-sekutu ALLAH (SwT) dalam kalangan kamu. Demi sesungguhnya, telah putuslah perhubungan antara kamu (dengan mereka) dan hilang lenyaplah daripada kamu apa yang dahulu kamu anggap dan sifatkan (memberi faedah dan manfaat).

IN THIS VERSE "INTERCESSORS" ARE [1] THE FALSE RELIGIOUS LEADERS, [2] DEMI-GODS AND GODS, whom the polytheists, out of ignorance regard as their saviours. **Please refer to the commentary of al Baqarah 2:48 and 123 to know about the divinely approved intercessors.

Ø  WHEN THIS VERSE WAS REVEALED and the Holy Prophet (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad) explained to Fatimah binti Asad the mother of Ali ibne Abi Talib, the meaning of furada (bare or naked), she burst into tears. The Holy Prophet (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad) called upon ALLAH (SWT) to raise her duly clothed on the day of resurrection; and when she dies he used his mantle to shroud her body.

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(6:94) (And Allah will say): 'Now you have come to Us all alone even as We had created you in the first instance, and you have left behind all that We had bestowed upon you in the world. We do not see with you your intercessors whom you imagined to have a share with Allah in your affairs. You have now been cut off from one another and all those whom you imagined (to be Allah's associates in your affairs) have failed you.'

SECTION 12

The Triumph of the Truth

The gradual growth in nature---Ascribing son to God.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَىٰ ۖ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَيِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ {6:95}

[Q6:95] Innal laaha faaliqul habbi wannawaa yukhrijul haiya minal maiyiti wa mukhrijul maiyiti minal haiy; zaalikumul laahu fa annaa tu'fakoon.
[Q6:95] Surely ALLAH (SWT) causes the grain and the stone to germinate; He brings forth the living from the dead and He is the bringer forth of the dead from the living; that is ALLAH (SWT)! How are you then turned away.

[Q6:95] Sesungguhnya ALLAH (SwT) jualah yang membelah (menumbuhkan) butir (tumbuh-tumbuhan) dan biji (buah-buahan). Dia mengeluarkan yang hidup dari yang mati dan mengeluarkan yang mati dari yang hidup. Yang sedemikian itu kekuasaannya ialah ALLAH (SwT). Maka bagaimanakah kamu dipalingkan dari menyembahNya (oleh benda-benda yang kamu jadikan sekutuNya)? 

The seed-grain and the date-stone are selected as types in the vegetable kingdom, showing the dependence of our physical life on it.

"Split and sprout": both ideas are included in the root falaqa, and third is expressed by the word "cleave", in verse 96 of this surah, for the action of evolving daybreak from the dark.

For vegetables, "split and sprout" represent a double process: (*) the seeds divide, AND ONE PART shoots up seeking the light and forming leaves and the visible parts of the future tree, AND THE OTHER PART digs down, forming the roots and seeking sustenance from the inside depth. This is just one small instance of the measure or disposition (judgement and decree) of the almighty and all-knowing Lord.

±  For taqdir refer to the commentary of al Fatihah 1:2 under "rububiyat". For "He brings forth the living from the dead" refer to the commentary of al Baqarah 2:258 to 260.

±  In verse 91 and 92 it has been said that only divine revelations, not conditioned by trial and error, give knowledge and guidance. In the same manner it is stated here that the process of nature cannot be fully explained by the empirical method. THEREFORE existence of the divine factor has to be acknowledged.

THE TERM LIFE AND DEATH ARE NOT ABSOLUTE OR INDEPENDENT. The elemental matter of a body-cell may be described as a living being, but, in view of the properties manifested in the cell, it is non-living.

ê  The Qur’anic explanation is based upon the actual phenomena active in nature.

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(6:95) Truly it is Allah Who causes the grain *62 and the fruit-kernel to sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from the living. *63 Such is Allah. So whither are you tending in error?

*62. The one who causes the seed-grain to split open under the surface of the earth and then makes it grow and appear on the surface as a plant is no other than God. 
*63. To 'bring forth the living from the dead' means creating living beings out of dead matter. Likewise, 'to bring out the dead from the living' means to remove the lifeless elements from a living organism. 

فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ {6:96}

[Q6:96] Faaliqul isbaahi wa ja'alal laila sakananw washh shamsa walqamara husbaanaa; zaalika taqdeerul 'Azeezil 'Aleem. 
[Q6:96] He causes the dawn to break; and He has made the night for rest, and the sun and the moon for reckoning; this is an arrangement of the Mighty, the Knowing.

[Q6:96] ALLAH (SwT) jualah Yang membelah cahaya subuh (yang menyingsingkan fajar) dan yang menjadikan malam untuk tinggal berehat dan menjadikan matahari dan bulan untuk mengira waktu (menurut peredarannya). Yang demikian itu adalah kuasa penentuan ALLAH (SwT) Yang Maha Kuasa, lagi Maha Mengetahui.  

(see commentary for verse 95)

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(6:96) It is He Who causes the dawn to split forth, and has ordained the night for repose, and the sun and the moon for reckoning time. All this is determined by Allah the Almighty, the All-Knowing.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ {6:97}

[Q6:97] Wa Huwal lazee ja'ala lakumun nujooma litahtadoo bihaa fee zulumaatil barri walbahr; qad fassalnal Aayaati liqawminy ya'lamoon. 
[Q6:97] And He it is Who has made the stars for you that you might follow the right way thereby in the darkness of the land and the sea; truly We have made plain the communications for a people who know.

[Q6:97] Dan Dialah yang menjadikan bintang-bintang bagi kamu supaya kamu berpedoman kepadanya dalam kegelapan (malam) di darat dan di laut. Sesungguhnya kami telah jelaskan tanda-tanda kebesaran (Kami) satu persatu bagi orang-orang yang mengetahui. 

At sea, on lands, or over mountains, whenever we sweep over wide spaces, it is the stars that act as our guides, just as the sun and moon have already been mentioned as our measure of time in the preceding verse.

µ  It is true that ALLAH (SWT) has provided guiding stars to man for his material benefit. It is also true that He has not left man to bewilder in spiritual darkness, THEREFORE, He has sent down His chosen representatives to guide mankind to the right path.

According to Ali ibn Ibrahim's Tafsir nujum means the holy Imams among the Ahlul Bayt of the Holy Prophet (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad).

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(6:97) It is He Who has made for you the stars that you may follow the right direction in the darkness of the land and the sea. We have indeed spelled out signs for the people who have knowledge. *64

*64. By 'signs' are meant all that support the proposition that there is only one God, that is, no one has either the attributes of God or any share in His authority or can rightfully claim any of the rights which belong exclusively to Him. But the ignorant cannot benefit from these signs, which are scattered all around, in order to arrive at an understanding of the Truth. Only those who observe the phenomena of the universe in a careful and systematic manner, and do so with a correct perspective, can truly benefit from these signs. 

وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَفْقَهُونَ {6:98}

[Q6:98] Wa Huwal lazeee ansha akum min nasinw waahidatin famustaqarrunw wa mustawda'; qad fassalnal Aayaati liqaw miny-yafqahoon. 
[Q6:98] And He it is Who has brought you into being from a single soul, then there is (for you) a resting-place and a depository; indeed We have made plain the communications for a people who understand.

[Q6:98] Dan Dialah yang mencipta kamu dari diri yang satu (Adam), maka (bagi kamu) disediakan tempat tetap (dalam tulang sulbi bapa kamu atau di bumi) dan tempat simpanan (dalam rahim ibu atau dalam kubur). Sesungguhnya Kami telah jelaskan tanda-tanda kebesaran (Kami) satu persatu bagi orang-orang yang mengerti (secara mendalam). 

It is one of the wonders of ALLAH (SWT)'s creation, that from one person (Adam) we have grown to be so many, AND EACH individual has so many *faculties and *capacities, different from one another, YET WE are all one. Refer to commentary of al Nisa 4:1.

õ  ALLAH (SWT) has produced two sexes from a single soul. The male is termed as the depository and the female as the repository.

õ  In al Hajj 22:5, al Mursalat 77:21 and in many other verses, the mother has been described as the resting place.

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(6:98) It is He Who created you out of a single being, *65 and appointed for each of you a time-limit and a resting place. We have indeed spelled out Our signs for those who can understand. *66

*65. This means that God caused the human race to originate from one human being.
*66. If one were to observe carefully the creation of the human species, its division into male and female, the proliferation of the human race by procreation, the passing of life through its several stages in the womb of the mother from conception to childbirth, one would perceive innumerable signs to help one grasp the truth mentioned above. But only those who make proper use of their intellect can be led by means of these signs to an understanding of Reality. Those who live like animals, who are concerned merely with the satisfaction of their lusts and desires, can perceive nothing significant in these phenomena.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ نَبَاتَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهُ خَضِرًا نُخْرِجُ مِنْهُ حَبًّا مُتَرَاكِبًا وَمِنَ النَّخْلِ مِنْ طَلْعِهَا قِنْوَانٌ دَانِيَةٌ وَجَنَّاتٍ مِنْ أَعْنَابٍ وَالزَّيْتُونَ وَالرُّمَّانَ مُشْتَبِهًا وَغَيْرَ مُتَشَابِهٍ ۗ انْظُرُوا إِلَىٰ ثَمَرِهِ إِذَا أَثْمَرَ وَيَنْعِهِ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكُمْ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ {6:99}

[Q6:99] Wa Huwal lazeee anzala minas samaaa'i maaa'an fa akhrajnaa bihee nabaata kulli shai'in fa akhrajnaa minhu khadiran nukhriju minhu habbam mutaraakibanw wa minan nakhli min tal'ihaa qinwaanun daaniyatunw wa jannaatim min a'naabinw wazzaitoona warrummaana mushhtabihanw wa ghaira mutashaabih; unzurooo ilaa samariheee izaaa asmars wa yan'ih; inna fee zaalikum la Aayaatil liqawminy yu'minoon. 

[Q6:99] And He it is Who sends down water from the cloud, then We bring forth with it buds of all (plants), then We bring forth from it green (foliage) from which We produce grain piled up (in the ear); and of the palm-tree, of the sheaths of it, come forth clusters (of dates) within reach, and gardens of grapes and olives and pomegranates, alike and unlike; behold the fruit of it when it yields the fruit and the ripening of it; most surely there are signs in this for a people who believe.
[Q6:99] Dan Dialah yang menurunkan hujan dari langit lalu Kami tumbuhkan dengan air hujan itu segala jenis tumbuh-tumbuhan, kemudian Kami keluarkan daripadanya tanaman yang menghijau, Kami keluarkan pula dari tanaman itu butir-butir (buah) yang bergugus-gugus dan dari pohon-pohon tamar (kurma), dari mayang-mayangnya (Kami keluarkan) tandan-tandan buah yang mudah dicapai dan dipetik dan (Kami jadikan) kebun-kebun dari anggur dan zaiton serta buah delima, yang bersamaan (bentuk, rupa dan rasanya) dan yang tidak bersamaan. Perhatikanlah kamu kepada buahnya apabila ia berbuah dan ketika masaknya. Sesungguhnya yang demikian itu mengandungi tanda-tanda (yang menunjukkan kekuasaan Kami) bagi orang-orang yang beriman.

ALTHOUGH THE SOURCE (RAIN) IS SINGLE, BUT THE PRODUCE IS OF DIVERSE VARIETIES.

See commentary of verses 95 and 96 of this surah.

In these things there are signs for people who believe in the real fruits of spiritual life. UNDERSTANDING IS A HIGHER FACULTY THAN KNOWLEDGE, and is necessary for knowing the meaning and purpose of this life.

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(6:99) And it is He Who has sent down water from the heavens, and thereby We have brought vegetation of every kind, and out of this We have brought forth green foliage and then from it close-packed ears of corn, and out of the palm-tree from the sheath of it - thick clustered dates, hanging down with heaviness, and gardens of vines, and the olive tree, and the pomegranate - all resembling one another and yet so different. Behold their fruit when they bear fruit and ripen! Surely, in all this there are signs for those who believe.

وَجَعَلُوا لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ الْجِنَّ وَخَلَقَهُمْ ۖ وَخَرَقُوا لَهُ بَنِينَ وَبَنَاتٍ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۚ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ {6:100}

[Q6:100] Wa ja'aloo lillaahi shurakaaa'al jinna wa khalaqa hum wa kharaqoo lahoo baneena wa banaatim bighairi 'ilm Subhaanahoo wa Ta'aalaa 'amma yasifoon. 
[Q6:100] And they make the jinn associates with ALLAH (SWT), while He created them, and they falsely attribute to Him sons and daughters without knowledge; glory be to Him, and highly exalted is He above what they ascribe (to Him).

[Q6:100] Dan mereka menjadikan jin sekutu bagi ALLAH (SwT), padahal ALLAH (SwT) jualah yang mencipta jin-jin itu dan mereka berdusta terhadap ALLAH (SwT) dengan mengada-adakan bagiNya anak-anak lelaki dan anak-anak perempuan, dengan tidak berdasarkan sebarang pengetahuan. Maha Suci ALLAH (SwT) dan Maha Tinggilah Dia dari apa yang mereka sifatkan! 

According to al Rahman 55:14 and 15 man is stated to have been created from clay, while Jinn from fire. See commentary of al Baqarah 2:30 under "Jinn".

Some people believe [*]that ALLAH (SWT) is the creator of good and Shaytan (Jinn) is the creator of evil. They also believe [*]that Shaytan is the cause of loss and sorrow.

Surah al Falaq REFUTES THIS ASSUMPTION. IT IS STATED IN THIS VERSE THAT SUCH PEOPLE ARE POLYTHEISTS BECAUSE IT IS ALLAH (SWT) WHO CREATED THE JINN.

The pagans worship the wonders of nature, BECAUSE they cannot understand them as hidden spiritual forces, so they commit shirk by associating them with ALLAH (SWT).

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(6:100) And yet, some people have come to associate the jinn with Allah in His divinity, *67 even though it is He Who created them; and in ignorance they impute to Him sons and daughters. *68 He is Holy and Exalted far above that which they attribute to Him.

*67. Because of man's imaginativeness and superstitious disposition, he has often held other invisible beings to be associated with God in His governance of the universe and in making and marring man's destiny. For example, the deity of rain, and the deity of vegetation, the god of wealth and the god of health, and so on. Such beliefs are found among all the polytheistic nations of the world. 
*68. The ignorant Arabs considered angels to be the daughters of God. In the same way, other polytheistic nations wove a network of bloodrelationships with God, producing thereby a whole crop of gods and goddesses descended from the Creator. 

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