What is the plural of *yad* (hand)?
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The questioner : The plural of *yad*.
The Shaykh : The plural of *yad* is *aydi* as well, but here its interpretation is power.
The questioner : How did its interpretation differ here?
The Shaykh : This is how the interpretation came in the books of the exegetes.
Al-Halabi : There is a point here: the *ayd* here is from the triliteral verb *ayyada* (to support), not *aydi*, which is the plural of *yad* (hand). This is evidenced by the fact that He did not say "by our hands" as in other verses, but rather "by *ayd*," without attributing it to Himself. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned in some narrations that three things were created by the hand of Allah: He created Adam with His hand, He planted the Garden of Eden with His hand, and He wrote the tablets with His hand. He did not mention this third one, which is the creation of the heavens. And Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : The plural of *yad* is *aydi* as well, but here its interpretation is power.
The questioner : How did its interpretation differ here?
The Shaykh : This is how the interpretation came in the books of the exegetes.
Al-Halabi : There is a point here: the *ayd* here is from the triliteral verb *ayyada* (to support), not *aydi*, which is the plural of *yad* (hand). This is evidenced by the fact that He did not say "by our hands" as in other verses, but rather "by *ayd*," without attributing it to Himself. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned in some narrations that three things were created by the hand of Allah: He created Adam with His hand, He planted the Garden of Eden with His hand, and He wrote the tablets with His hand. He did not mention this third one, which is the creation of the heavens. And Allah knows best.
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