وَهُوَ
ٱلَّذِي
خَلَقَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
فِي
سِتَّةِ
أَيَّامٖ
وَكَانَ
عَرۡشُهُۥ
عَلَى
ٱلۡمَآءِ
لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ
أَيُّكُمۡ
أَحۡسَنُ
عَمَلٗاۗ
وَلَئِن
قُلۡتَ
إِنَّكُم
مَّبۡعُوثُونَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
ٱلۡمَوۡتِ
لَيَقُولَنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوٓاْ
إِنۡ
هَٰذَآ
إِلَّا
سِحۡرٞ
مُّبِينٞ
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And He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and [before that] His Throne was upon the water1 that He may test you, who of you is better in conduct2 If you were to say (O Muhammad): 'All of you will surely be raised after death', then those who disbelieve will certainly say: 'This is nothing but plain sorcery.3
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah created the Heavens and the Earth in Six Days
Allah, the Exalted, informs of His power over all things, and that He created the heavens and the earth in six days. He mentions that His Throne was over the water before that, just as Imam Ahmad recorded that `Imran bin Husayn said, "The Messenger
…Allah created the Heavens and the Earth in Six Days
Allah, the Exalted, informs of His power over all things, and that He created the heavens and the e
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