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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of “And We built the sky with might, and We are expanding it”?

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Question:
You ask: What is the meaning of
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47]
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Answer:
“We built it with might” means with the strength of the hands; the intended meaning here is strength.
and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strengthوَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ
[Sad 38:17]
means the One who possesses strength. “And We strengthened it with the Holy Spirit” means We strengthened it, We strengthened it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى ﴿والسماء بنيناها بأيد وإنا لموسعون﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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