Why did Allah use the term "sending down" in His saying: "And He sent down for you from the livestock eight pairs"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the words of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Zumar,[Az-Zumar 39:6], he asks: Why did Allah the Exalted describe the creation as being sent down?
Answer:
Allah knows best. He sent them down. He sent them down. Meaning the eight pairs mentioned in Allah's saying:[Al-An'am 6:143] up to the end of the verses, and two from camels and two from cattle. These are the eight pairs He sent down, and Allah knows best, from the loins of the males into the wombs of the females. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the words of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Zumar,
He created you from one soul. Then He made from it its mate, and He produced for you from the grazing livestock eight mates.
خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْأَنْعَامِ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍAnswer:
Allah knows best. He sent them down. He sent them down. Meaning the eight pairs mentioned in Allah's saying:
[They are] eight mates - of the sheep, two and of the goats, two
ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍ مِّنَ الضَّأْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الْمَعْزِ اثْنَيْنِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [768- 4717] لماذا عبر الله بالإنزال في قوله تعالى:(وأنزل لكم من الأنعام ثمانية أزواج)؟ — youtube.com
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