Exegesis of {Have they not seen that We come to the land and reduce it from its edges}
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks about the interpretation of the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: Have you not seen[Ar-Ra'd 13:41]?
Answer:
It was said, and Allah knows best, that reducing it from its edges refers to the conquests and the spread of Islam. It was also said that reducing it from its edges refers to the death of the scholars. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks about the interpretation of the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: Have you not seen
that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders
أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَاAnswer:
It was said, and Allah knows best, that reducing it from its edges refers to the conquests and the spread of Islam. It was also said that reducing it from its edges refers to the death of the scholars. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [53/186] تفسير {أولم يروا أنا نأتي الأرض ننقصها من أطرافها} - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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