Adh-Dhariyat 51:47 والسماء بنيناها بايد وانا لموسعون ٤٧
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ
بَنَيۡنَٰهَا
بِأَيۡيْدٖ
وَإِنَّا
لَمُوسِعُونَ
٤٧
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
— M. Pickthall
And the heaven We constructed with strength,1 and indeed, We are [its] expander.
— Saheeh International
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of space.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Proofs of Allah's Oneness abound in the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth
Allah reminds us of the creating of the higher and lower worlds,
وَالسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَهَا
(We constructed the heaven.) meaning, `We made it as a high roof, protected from falling,'
بِأَيْدٍ
(with Hands), meaning, with strength,
…Proofs of Allah's Oneness abound in the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth
Allah reminds us of the creating of the higher and lower worlds,
وَالسَّمَ
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