Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Have you seen the fire which you kindle?)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Have you seen the fire which you kindle)]
Then Allah the Exalted moved on to a third matter by which food and drink are made fit for consumption, which is fire,So he said: [Al-Waqi'ah: 71] meaning: you kindle: [Al-Waqi'ah: 72]
No, rather You, O our Lord! The tree of fire: It is a tree known in the Hijaz, and it may be known in other places as well, called (al-Murkh and al-Ghafar) This tree has a property: when it is struck with a stone or something else, a spark ignites upon contact and it bursts into flame; it is used to kindle fire, and it is well known,For this reason it is said:
Every tree has fire, but al-Murkh and al-Ghafar are the most intense.
Meaning: It became the greatest of them.
This fire which we kindle, upon which we cook our food, with which we heat our water, and from which we benefit: [Al-Waqi'ah: 72] The answer is: No, rather You, O our Lord!
Then Allah the Exalted moved on to a third matter by which food and drink are made fit for consumption, which is fire,So he said:
And have you seen the fire that you ignite?
أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ النَّارَ الَّتِي تُورُونَIs it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?
أَأَنْتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَا أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنشِئُونَNo, rather You, O our Lord! The tree of fire: It is a tree known in the Hijaz, and it may be known in other places as well, called (al-Murkh and al-Ghafar) This tree has a property: when it is struck with a stone or something else, a spark ignites upon contact and it bursts into flame; it is used to kindle fire, and it is well known,For this reason it is said:
Every tree has fire, but al-Murkh and al-Ghafar are the most intense.
Meaning: It became the greatest of them.
This fire which we kindle, upon which we cook our food, with which we heat our water, and from which we benefit: