79: 27 Is creating you harder or that of the sky? He built it.
79: 28 He raised its height and made it flawless.
79: 29 And He made dark its night and brought forth its daylight,
79:30 and the earth –after that- He spread it out.
79: 31 He brought forth its water and pastures.
79: 32 And the mountains He set firm,
79: 33 All this to be a provision for you and your cattle.
Relationship with the Previous Part
The previous part mentions the story of Messenger Moses and Pharaoh. Then this part readdresses the disbelievers, who deny the occurrence of resurrection on the Day of Judgment. It refutes their denial by the fact that the One, Who created the creatures the first time, is able to recreate them. Allah, Exalted be He, created the wonderful heavens, the vast earth, and the firm mountains.
Tafsir
79: 27 Is creating you harder or that of the sky? He built it.
The ayah addresses the deniers of resurrection on the Day of Judgment. They believe that it is impossible to return to life after death. The Address is for reprimand and censure to confirm that recreating the dead is not harder than creating the heavens and the earth.
Is creating you – O ignorant – after death and bringing you back to life on the Day of Judgment harder or creating the heavens with its greatness and vastness? Allah created the heavens and He is able to recreate you after death on the Day of Judgment.
The ayah draws the disbelievers’ attention to something that they see always, namely, the heavens, whose creation is greater than their creation. Logically, the One, Who is able to create the most difficult thing, is able to create what is less difficult.
79: 28 He raised its height and made it flawless.
79: 29 And He made dark its night and brought forth its daylight,
The ayat refer to Allah’s ability in creating the heavens. Allah, the able, created the heavens, raised it high, and made it flawless. It has no cracks nor fissures. Moreover, Allah, the able, made the night of the heavens very dark when the sun sets, and He brought forth its daylight when the sun rises.
The night and the day are attributed to the heavens because they occur due to the setting and rising of the sun that is in the sky.
79:30 and the earth –after that- He spread it out.
79: 31 He brought forth its water and pastures.
79: 32 And the mountains He set firm,
After creating the heavens, Allah spread the earth out and made it level so that people can live on it comfortably. Then Allah brought forth water from the earth, namely, springs, seas, oceans, plants, and vegetation that people and cattle eat. Another aspect of Allah’s ability is that He created the mountains and made them firm so that earth will be stable.
The scholars have two opinions about whether the earth was created first or the heavens. 1) The earth was created first. 2) The heavens were created first [Zad al-Masyr fi Ilm at-Tafsir, Ibn al-Jawzi]. Allah says, interpretation of the meaning, [He is the One who created all that is on earth for you. Then He proceeded to the heavens and made them seven heavens and He is All-Knowing of everything.] [Surah al-Baqarah: 29] Abdul Allah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said that Allah created the earth before creating the heavens, but He did not spread it out. Then after creating the seven heavens, He spread the earth out and brought forth its water and pastures [Tafsir at-Tabari].
79: 33 All this to be a provision for you and your cattle.
Allah created the earth, spread it out, made it level, and brought forth its water and pastures to be a provision for people and their cattle during their lifetime on earth.
Learned Lessons from Surah an-Nazi’at Ayah 27-33
• Allah confirms His ability to resurrect people for reckoning on the Day of Judgment by referring to the greatness of creating the heavens, the earth, and the mountains. He created the heavens with their perfect structure and made the night and the night thereon. He also spread out the earth and made it level so that people can live comfortably on it. He created the mountains and made them firm to make the earth stable. Furthermore, Allah brought forth rivers, springs, seas, oceans, plants, and vegetation from the earth to be a provision for people and their cattle. The One, who is able to all these things, is able to resurrect people on the Day of Judgment.
• Allah’s bounty on people is great. He created all that is on earth for their benefit and enjoyment.
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