Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And the sun runs toward its resting place"
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Question:
[Ya-Sin 36:38] Honorable Shaykh, what is the interpretation of this verse?
Answer:
Its interpretation is that Allah has subjected the sun, the moon, and the celestial bodies to move by His decree and by the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.[Ya-Sin 36:38] That is, the sun moves, meaning it travels in the sky, rising from the east and setting in the west, always and forever, to a resting place of Allah. In one reading, it has no resting place. But in the reading they said that it prostrates beneath the Throne; its resting place is that it prostrates beneath the Throne in its course. Yes.
And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِAnswer:
Its interpretation is that Allah has subjected the sun, the moon, and the celestial bodies to move by His decree and by the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
And the sun runs
وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِيto a resting place
لمستقر لها
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (129) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-08-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:37)
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