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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Do they not look at the camels, how they were created?)

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Do they not look at the camels, how they were created)]

When Allah the Mighty and Majestic established in this surah the matter of the Day of Resurrection, which is:And He explained that people are divided into two groups: 1- Faces humbled
(3) Working [hard] and exhausted. (4) They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ * تَصْلَى نَاراً حَامِيَةً
[al-Ghashiyah: 3-4] .
2- And faces at ease
Pleased with their strivingلِسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
[al-Ghashiyah: 9] .
And He explained the recompense for these and those,He said:
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?أَفَلا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
[al-Ghashiyah: 17] .
And this interrogative is for rebuke,Meaning: that Allah rebukes those who denied what Allah informed about regarding the Day of Resurrection, and about the reward and the punishment, so He rebuked them for their turning away from reflecting upon the signs of Allah the Exalted which are before them, and He began with the camels; because the most common animal people deal with at that time was the camel, so they ride them, milk them, eat their meat, and benefit from their wool, among other benefits,So he said:
Then do they not look at the camelsأَفَلا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الإِبِلِ
[al-Ghashiyah: 17] and they are the she-camels
how they were created?كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
[al-Ghashiyah: 17] meaning: how did Allah the Mighty and Majestic create them with this large, enduring body; you find the camel walking long distances that a human cannot reach except with great difficulty, and it is enduring, and you find the camel also carrying heavy loads while it is kneeling, then it stands up with its load without needing assistance, and the custom is that an animal hardly stands up if it is loaded while kneeling, but Allah the Mighty and Majestic gave these camels strength and ability for the benefit of the human; because the human cannot load them while they are standing due to their height, so Allah the Exalted facilitated for him loading them while they are kneeling, then they stand up with their loads,And as Allah the Exalted said in Surah Ya-Sin:
And for them therein are [other] benefits and drinks, so will they not be grateful?وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَنَافِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ أَفَلا يَشْكُرُونَ
[Ya-Sin: 73] their benefits are numerous and cannot be counted, and their people who are constantly with them know that better than we do,Therefore he said:
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?أَفَلا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
[al-Ghashiyah: 17] and He did not mention any other animal besides them, such as sheep, cattle, gazelles, and others; because they are the most general of animals in benefit and the most useful for the servants.
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