The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "And We built the sky with might, and We are expanding it"
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Question:
He also asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47] What is the meaning of this verse? Is the sky expanding now, or not, as is stated in some curricula?
Answer:
The Shaykh: The sky was created by Allah vast, and the earth is spread out, so wherever you go, the earth is beneath you and the sky is above you, and the limit of the sky and the limit of the earth do not end. This is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47] meaning with power [Adh-Dhariyat 51:47]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He also asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَAnswer:
The Shaykh: The sky was created by Allah vast, and the earth is spread out, so wherever you go, the earth is beneath you and the sky is above you, and the limit of the sky and the limit of the earth do not end. This is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And the heaven We constructed with strength
وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍand indeed, We are [its] expander.
وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/195 — archive.org (12:46)
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