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Az-Zukhruf 43:32

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أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ۚ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَـٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا ۗ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

أهم يقسمون النبوة فيضعونها حيث شاؤوا؟ نحن قسمنا بينهم معيشتهم في حياتهم الدنيا من الأرزاق والأقوات، ورفعنا بعضهم فوق بعض درجات: هذا غنيٌّ وهذا فقير، وهذا قويٌّ وهذا ضعيف؛ ليكون بعضهم مُسَخَّرًا لبعض في المعاش. ورحمة ربك -أيها الرسول- بإدخالهم الجنة خير مما يجمعون من حطام الدنيا الفاني.

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