Proof in All Creation

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وَمِنْ ذَٰلِكَ قَوْلُهُ فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ إِلَىٰ آخِرِهَا

And from that is His saying: 'I do not swear by what you see and what you do not see. Indeed, it is the word of a noble Messenger,' to the end of it.

قَالَ مُقَاتِلٌ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ مِنْهُ

Maqatil said: by what you see of creation and what you do not see of it.

وَقَالَ قَتَادَةُ أُقْسِمُ بِالْأَشْيَاءِ كُلِّهَا بِمَا يُبْصَرُ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَا يُبْصَرُ

Qatadah said: I swear by all things, what is seen of them and what is not seen.

وَقَالَ الْكَلْبِيُّ تُبْصِرُونَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ

Al-Kalbi said: you see one thing and do not see another thing.

وَهٰذَا أَعَمُّ قَسَمٍ وَقَعَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعُمُّ الْعَلَوِيَّاتِ وَالسُّفْلِيَّاتِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةَ وَمَا يُرَى وَمَا لَا يُرَى

And this is the most comprehensive oath found in the Qur'an, as it includes the higher and lower realms, this world and the hereafter, and what is seen and what is not seen.

وَيَدْخُلُ فِي ذَٰلِكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ وَالْجِنُّ وَالْإِنْسُ وَالْعَرْشُ وَالْكُرْسِيُّ وَكُلُّ مَخْلُوقٍ

And in that are included all the angels, jinn, humans, the Throne, the Chair, and every creature.

وَكُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ قُدْرَتِهِ وَرُبُوبِيَّتِهِ

All of these are signs of His power and lordship.

وَهُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ يَصْرِفُ الْأَقْسَامَ كَمَا يَصْرِفُ الْآيَاتِ

And He, glorified be He, directs the oaths as He directs the verses.

فَفِي ضِمْنِ هٰذَا الْقِسْمِ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَا يُرَى وَمَا لَا يُرَى آيَةٌ وَدَلِيلٌ عَلَى صِدْقِ رَسُولِهِ

Within this oath, it is implied that everything seen and not seen is a sign and evidence of the truth of His Messenger.

وَأَنَّ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ

And that what he brought is from Allah.

وَهُوَ كَلَامُهُ لَا كَلَامُ شَاعِرٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ وَلَا كَاهِنٍ

And it is His word, not the word of a poet, nor a madman, nor a soothsayer.

وَمَنْ تَأَمَّلَ الْمَخْلُوقَاتِ مَا يَرَاهُ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَا يَرَاهُ

And whoever reflects on the creations, what he sees of them and what he does not see,

وَاعْتَبِرْ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ الرَّسُولُ بِهَا

And measured what the Messenger brought against them.

وَنَقَلَ فِكْرَتَهُ فِي مَجَارِي الْخَلْقِ وَالْأَمْرِ

And he directed his thoughts through the courses of creation and command.

ظَهَرَ لَهُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ

It became clear to him that this Qur'an is from Allah.

وَأَنَّهُ كَلَامُهُ وَهُوَ أَصْدَقُ الْكَلَامِ

And that it is His word, and it is the most truthful of speech.

وَأَنَّهُ حَقٌّ ثَابِتٌ كَمَا أَنَّ سَائِرَ الْمَوْجُودَاتِ مَا يُرَى مِنْهَا وَمَا لَا يُرَى حَقٌّ

And that it is a firm truth, just as all existing things, what is seen of them and what is not seen, are true.

كَمَا قَالَ تَعَالَى فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنْطِقُونَ

As Allah the Exalted said: 'By the Lord of the heavens and the earth, indeed, it is the truth just as you are speaking.'

أَي إِنْ كَانَ نُطْقُكُمْ حَقِيقَةً وَهُوَ أَمْرٌ مَوْجُودٌ لَا تُمَارُونَ فِيهِ وَلَا تَشُكُّونَ

Meaning, if your speech is a reality, which is something you do not dispute or doubt.