أَمَّن جَعَلَ ٱلْأَرْضَ قَرَارًۭا وَجَعَلَ خِلَٰلَهَآ أَنْهَٰرًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزًا ۗ أَءِلَٰهٌۭ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
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سُورَةُ النَّمۡلِ
English — Sahih International
Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah? [No], but most of them do not know.
اردو — مودودی
اور وہ کون ہے جس نے زمین کو جائے قرار بنایا اور اس کے اندر دریا رواں کیے اور اس میں (پہاڑوں کی) میخیں گاڑ دیں اور پانی کے دو ذخیروں کے درمیان پردے حائل کر دیے؟ کیا اللہ کے ساتھ کوئی اور خدا بھی (اِن کاموں میں شریک) ہے؟ نہیں، بلکہ اِن میں سے اکثر لوگ نادان ہیں
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Atau siapakah yang telah menjadikan bumi sebagai tempat berdiam, dan yang menjadikan sungai-sungai di celah-celahnya, dan yang menjadikan gunung-gunung untuk (mengkokohkan)nya dan menjadikan suatu pemisah antara dua laut? Apakah disamping Allah ada tuhan (yang lain)? Bahkan (sebenarnya) kebanyakan dari mereka tidak mengetahui.
Ibn Kathir
أَمَّن جَعَلَ الاٌّرْضَ قَرَاراً
(Is not He Who has made the earth as a fixed abode,) meaning, stable and stationary, so that it does not move or convulse, because if it were to do so, it would not be a good place for people to live on. But by His grace and mercy, He has made it smooth and calm, and it is not shaken or moved. This is like the Ayah,
اللَّهُ الَّذِى جَعَـلَ لَكُـمُ الاٌّرْضَ قَـرَاراً وَالسَّمَآءَ بِنَـآءً
(Allah, Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy) (40:64).
وَجَعَلَ خِلاَلَهَآ أَنْهَاراً
(and has placed rivers in its midst,) means, He has placed rivers which are fresh and sweet, cutting through the earth, and He has made them of different types, large rivers, small rivers and some in between. He has caused them to flow in all directions, east, west, south, north, according to the needs of mankind in different areas and regions, as He has created them throughout the world and sends them their provision according to their needs.
وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَاسِىَ
(and has placed firm mountains therein, ) means, high mountains which stabilize the earth and make it steadfast, so that it does not shake.
وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزاً
(and has set a barrier between the two seas) means, He has placed a barrier between the fresh water and the salt water, to prevent them from mixing lest they corrupt one another. Divine wisdom dictates that each of them should stay as it is meant to be. The sweet water is that which flows in rivers among mankind, and it is meant to be fresh and palatable so that it may be used to water animals and plants and fruits. The salt water is that which surrounds the continents on all sides, and its water is meant to be salty and undrinkable lest the air be corrupted by its smell, as Allah says:
وَهُوَ الَّذِى مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ هَـذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَـذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخاً وَحِجْراً مَّحْجُوراً
(And it is He Who has let free the two seas, this is palatable and sweet, and that is salty and bitter; and He has set a barrier and a complete partition between them.) (25:53) Allah says:
أَءِلـهٌ مَّعَ اللهِ
(Is there any god with Allah) meaning, any god who could do this, or who deserves to be worshipped Both meanings are indicated by the context.
بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
(Nay, but most of them know not!) means, in that they worship others than Allah.
المُيَسَّر
أعبادة ما تشركون بربكم خير أم الذي جعل لكم الأرض مستقرًا وجعل وسطها أنهارًا، وجعل لها الجبال ثوابت، وجعل بين البحرين العذب والملح حاجزًا حتى لا يُفسد أحدهما الآخر؟ أمعبود مع الله فَعَلَ ذلك حتى تشركوه معه في عبادتكم؟ بل أكثر هؤلاء المشركين لا يعلمون قَدْر عظمة الله، فهم يشركون به تقليدًا وظلمًا.