Exegesis of the saying of the Exalted: ((Do they not look at the camels, how they were created?))
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. He asks for an explanation of the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Ghashiyah 88:17]? And why did the Qur'an specifically single out camels in this place? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
He singled them out because of the lessons that Allah the Exalted has placed in them. Camels possess lessons and characteristics that are not found in other livestock, due to their strength, endurance, and patience, and because of their many benefits: they are used for carrying loads, for traveling, their milk is drunk, their meat is eaten, and their wool, hair, and fleece are used for furnishings and necessities until a certain time. Thus, there are lessons in them, as well as in the strength of their creation and structure, and in the beauty of their form and the wonder of their shape; there are lessons and admonitions in them. Furthermore, because camels are the most common among the Arabs, who mix with them, see them, and use them, they are the closest of Allah’s (Glorified and Exalted is He) creations to them. For this reason, He said:[Al-Ghashiyah 88:17] because they are the closest thing to them and within their reach, [Al-Ghashiyah 88:18-20]. All of these are signs indicating the greatness of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and they are things that people observe. Do all people observe this? Yes. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. He asks for an explanation of the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He:
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْAnswer:
He singled them out because of the lessons that Allah the Exalted has placed in them. Camels possess lessons and characteristics that are not found in other livestock, due to their strength, endurance, and patience, and because of their many benefits: they are used for carrying loads, for traveling, their milk is drunk, their meat is eaten, and their wool, hair, and fleece are used for furnishings and necessities until a certain time. Thus, there are lessons in them, as well as in the strength of their creation and structure, and in the beauty of their form and the wonder of their shape; there are lessons and admonitions in them. Furthermore, because camels are the most common among the Arabs, who mix with them, see them, and use them, they are the closest of Allah’s (Glorified and Exalted is He) creations to them. For this reason, He said:
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ(18) And at the sky - how it is raised? (19) And at the mountains - how they are erected? (20) And at the earth - how it is spread out?
وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4199- تفسير قوله وتعالى: ((أَفَلا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ)) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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