ثُمَّ
قَبَضۡنَٰهُ
إِلَيۡنَا
قَبۡضٗا
يَسِيرٗا
٤٦
Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal?
— M. Pickthall
Then We [retract and] hold it with Us for a brief grasp.1
— Saheeh International
Then We draw it in towards Ourselves,- a contraction by easy stages.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Evidence of the existence of the Creator and the extent of His Power
Here Allah begins explaining the evidence for His existence and His perfect power to create various things and pairs of opposites. Allah says:
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ الظِّلَّ
(Have you not seen how your Lord spread the
…Evidence of the existence of the Creator and the extent of His Power
Here Allah begins explaining the evidence for His existence and His perfect power
…