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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

An-Nur 24:45

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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.

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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.

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