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An-Nur 24:45

Word by word

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰٓ أَرْبَعٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Allāh has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allāh creates what He wills. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Allah's Power in His creation of the Animals

Allah mentions His complete and almighty power to create all the different kinds of animals with their various forms, colors and ways of moving and stopping, from one kind of water.فَمِنْهُمْ مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَى بَطْنِهِ(Of them there are some that creep on their bellies,) like snakes and so on;وَمِنهُمْ مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَى رِجْلَيْنِ(and some that walk on two legs,) like humans and birds;وَمِنْهُمْ مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ(and some that walk on four,) like cattle and all kinds of animals. Allah says:يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ(Allah creates what He wills.) meaning by His power, because what He wills happens and what He does not will does not happen. So he says:إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ(Verily, Allah is able to do all things.)

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَاFrom the sky mountains (of clouds) having hail in them - 43.

Here the word سَمَاء is purported for clouds, and Jibal جِبَالٍ (mountains) for big masses of clouds, while hails are called Barad.

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

والله تعالى خلق كل ما يدِب على الأرض مِن ماء، فالماء أصل خلقه، فمن هذه الدواب: مَن يمشي زحفًا على بطنه كالحيَّات ونحوها، ومنهم مَن يمشي على رجلين كالإنسان، ومنهم من يمشي على أربع كالبهائم ونحوها. والله سبحانه وتعالى يخلق ما يشاء، وهو قادر على كل شيء.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يذكر تعالى قدرته التامة وسلطانه العظيم ، في خلقه أنواع [ المخلوقات ] . على اختلاف أشكالها وألوانها ، وحركاتها وسكناتها ، من ماء واحد ، ( فمنهم من يمشي على بطنه ) كالحية وما شاكلها ، ( ومنهم من يمشي على رجلين ) كالإنسان والطير ، ( ومنهم من يمشي على أربع ) كالأنعام وسائر الحيوانات; ولهذا قال : ( يخلق الله ما يشاء ) أي : بقدرته; لأنه ما شاء كان ، وما لم يشأ لم يكن; ولهذا قال : ( إن الله على كل شيء قدير ) .

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