Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (So, the dividers of a matter)
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Exegesis of His saying, the Exalted: (So, the dividers of a matter)
Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Dhariyat: 4] They are the angels, and He pluralized them because it is permissible to use the feminine plural form with respect to groups,Meaning: namely, the groups that divide.
(A matter) which divide the matter, meaning: the affairs of creation,And it is possible that "a matter" means: by the command of Allah, and the meaning is correct under both interpretations, for these angels (peace be upon them) divide—what Allah the Mighty and Majestic wills of the sustenance of creation and other things—by the command of Allah the Mighty and Majestic,These are four phrases: The first: The Wind-Drivers.
Second: The Bearers.
Third: The Runners.
Fourth: The Dividers.
All of these are what is sworn by.
Allah the Exalted said:
So, the dividers of a matter
فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْراً(A matter) which divide the matter, meaning: the affairs of creation,And it is possible that "a matter" means: by the command of Allah, and the meaning is correct under both interpretations, for these angels (peace be upon them) divide—what Allah the Mighty and Majestic wills of the sustenance of creation and other things—by the command of Allah the Mighty and Majestic,These are four phrases: The first: The Wind-Drivers.
Second: The Bearers.
Third: The Runners.
Fourth: The Dividers.
All of these are what is sworn by.