Which is harder to create: you or the sky?1 He built it,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? He [i.e., Allah] constructed it.
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raising it high and forming it flawlessly.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
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He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.1
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As for the earth, He spread it out as well,1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And after that He spread the earth.
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bringing forth its water and pastures
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
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and setting the mountains firmly ˹upon it˺—
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And the mountains He set firmly
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all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
As enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
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