Part 24

He causes the night to cover the day which it follows with haste; and the sun, the moon and the stars are subservient and subject to His command. Certainly creation and commandment are His alone. Exalted is Allaah the Lord of all creation."[53] [surah al-A'raaf (7):54] ________________________________________________________ Meaning, from the proofs that Allaah created the heavens and the earth is this Saying of Allaah, the Most High which mentions the following signs of Allaah: (i) That Allaah created these tremendous entities in six days, and if He wished He could have created them in a single moment, but instead from His wisdom He connected effects to their causes. (ii) That He ascended upon the Throne, i.e. He ascended upon it in particular in a manner befitting His Majesty and Exaltedness, and this shows the perfection of His Kingship and Sovereignty. (iii) That He causes the night to envelop and cover the day, so that it is like a garment which descends upon the light of day and covers it up. (iv) That He has made the sun, the moon and the stars subservient to His command. He commands them as He wills for the benefit of the servants, (v) That His Sovereignty comprehends everything and His Kingship is perfect, such that creation and commandment are for Him alone and for no one else, (vi) That His Lordship comprehends all of creation. The Lord is the one who is worshipped, [54] The author is indicating to the Aayah: "Your Lord is Allaah who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then ascended upon the Throne. He causes the night to cover the day which it follows with haste; and the sun, the moon and stars are subservient and subject to His command. Certainly creation and commandment are His alone. Exalted is Allaah the Lord of all creation." [surah al-A’raaf (7):54] So the Lord is the one who is worshipped, meaning that He is the One Who alone has the right to be worshipped, or that He is the One who is worshipped rightfully and deservingly, the meaning is not that everything which is worshipped is a Lord, since those gods which are worshipped besides Allaah and which are taken as lords by those who worship them are not Lords. Rather the Lord (ar-Rabb) is the creator, the sovereign, the one in control and command of all the affairs. and the proof [55] is the Saying of Allaah, the Most High, "O mankindle single out your Lord with all worship; He who created you [57] and all those who came before you, so that you may be of those who seek to avoid Allaah's anger and punishment, those whom Allaah is pleased with. [58] ________________________________________________________ I.e. the proof that the Lord is the one who deserves to be worshipped. he address is to all people from the descendants of Aadam: Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, commands them to worship Him alone, having no partner, so they are not to attribute rivals in their worship with Allaah. He makes it clear that He alone deserves to be worshipped since He is the sole Creator, having no partner. His Saying: (i.e. the One Who created you) this is a description explaining the reason for what has preceded, meaning: Worship Him because He is your Lord Who created you. So because He is the Lord and Creator, then it is a necessary duty upon you that you should worship Him. Therefore we say that it is unavoidably binding upon anyone who affirms the Lordship of Allaah that he should worship Him alone, otherwise the person will be contradicting himself. Meaning that you should attain taqwa, and taqwa is to take protection from the punishment of Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, by doing whatever He commands and keeping away from whatever He forbids. He who has made the earth a resting place [59] for you and has made the sky a canopy, [60] and sent down rain from the sky, [61] and brought out with it crops and fruits from the earth as provision for you. [62] So do not set up rivals with Allaah in your worship [63] whilst you know that you have no Lord besides Him." [64] [surah al Baqarah (2):21-22] ________________________________________________________ Meaning He has made it a resting place spread out for us, which we may use as such without any difficulty or hardship, just as a person sleeps upon his bed. I.e. above us, so the sky is a canopy for the people of the earth and it is a safe and protected ceiling, as Allaah, the Most High, says: "And We made the sky a raised ceiling, safe and guarded, yet the unbelievers turn away from considering the clear signs." [surah al-Ambiyaa' (21):32] I.e. He sends down from above, from the clouds, pure water for you to drink, and which causes vegetation to grow which you allow your cattle to graze upon, as is mentioned in surah an-Nahl (16):10. I.e.