Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (So I swear by the retreating stars)

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Exegesis of His saying, the Exalted: (So I swear by the retreating stars)

His saying, the Exalted:

So I swear by the retreating stars -

فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

[Surat al-Takwir: 15] : Some people may think that (la) is a negation, but it is not so; rather, it is an affirming particle for the oath, and it is used in such a construction for emphasis.

So the meaning is: I swear by the retreating stars,And the retreating stars: the plural of khansah,and she: the stars that retreat, meaning: they return. So while you see them at the top of the horizon, lo and behold, they are returning to the end of the horizon. And that is—Allah knows best—due to their height and distance, so the stars beneath them are faster in their movement according to the eye's perception.

And his statement:

the moving stars

الْجَوَارِ

[Surat al-Takwir: 16] Its original form is al-jawari with a ya; but the ya was omitted for ease of pronunciation.
And

the sweeping stars

الْكُنَّسِ

[Surat al-Takwir: 16] is: that which sweeps away, meaning: enters into its setting.
So Allah swore by these stars, then He swore by the night and the day,So he said:

⁽¹⁷⁾ And by the night as it closes in ⁽¹⁸⁾ And by the dawn when it breathes

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ * وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

[Surat al-Takwir: 17-18] .

So the meaning of his saying:

approaches

عَسْعَسَ

[Surat al-Takwir: 17] meaning: it approaches,And it was said: it recedes. And that is because the word (‘as‘asa) in the Arabic language is suitable for both this and that;But what appears is that its meaning is: it approaches, to correspond with what follows it in the oath, which is His saying:

And by the dawn when it breathes

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

[Surat al-Takwir: 18] So Allah swore by the night while it is approaching, and by the day while it is receding.
And Allah the Exalted only swore by these creations because of their greatness and because they are among His great signs. So who can bring the day when it is night? And who can bring the night when it is day?Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:

Say: "Have you considered if Allah made the night for you continuous until the Day of Resurrection? Who is the god other than Allah who would bring you light? Will you not hear? Say: "Have you considered if Allah made the day for you continuous until the Day of Resurrection? Who is the god other than Allah who would bring you a night in which you rest? Will you not see? And from His mercy He has made for you the night and the day that you may rest in them and that you may seek from His bounty and that you may be grateful.

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ اللَّيْلَ سَرْمَداً إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ إِلَهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِضِيَاءٍ أَفَلا تَسْمَعُونَ * قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ النَّهَارَ سَرْمَداً إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ إِلَهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِلَيْلٍ تَسْكُنُونَ فِيهِ أَفَلا تُبْصِرُونَ * وَمِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

[Surat al-Qasas: 71-73] .

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