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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Except as a reminder for whoever fears. A revelation from the One who created the earth and the highest heavens."

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The Shaykh :
But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah] - إلا تذكرة لمن يخشى
[Taha 20:3]
Who does he fear? He fears Allah (Mighty and Majestic). "Tanzilan" means that it was revealed gradually in specific intervals. Allah the Exalted said:
And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?" وقال الذين كفروا لولا نزل عليه القرآن جملة واحدة
[Al-Furqan 25:32]
The answer is
likewise كذلك
meaning We revealed it in that manner, in parts.
that We may strengthen thereby your heart لنثبت به فؤادك
[Al-Furqan 25:32]
With every verse that is revealed, there is a strengthening of the heart. If the Qur'an had been revealed all at once, the strengthening would have been only the first time. But it is revealed gradually. Now, and He the Exalted said:
And a Qur'an which We have divided وقرآنا فرقناه
What?
that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively. لتقرأه على الناس على مكث ونزلناه تنزيلا
[Al-Isra 17:106]
For this reason He said "Tanzilan" from the One who
from He who created the earth and highest heavens, ممن خلق الأرض والسماوات العلا
[Taha 20:4]
Reflect with me for a moment. The norm is that the heavens are mentioned before the earth: the creation of the heavens and the earth. But here the earth is mentioned first to accommodate the rhymes. This is a linguistic benefit. And because the Qur'an was revealed to whom? What? To the people of the earth. So He began with the earth, whose people the Qur'an was revealed for.
A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens, تنزيلا ممن خلق الأرض والسماوات العلا
[Taha 20:4]
That is, the lofty, exalted ones. So they are high in place and high in meaning, because the creation of the heavens is more difficult than the creation of the earth, as Allah the Exalted said:
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens] وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
[An-Naba 78:12]
And He the Exalted said:
And the heaven We constructed with strength والسماء بنيناها بأيد
[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47]
That is, with power.
and indeed, We are [its] expander. (48) And the earth We have spread out وإنا لموسعون والأرض فرشناها
[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47-48]
So the highest heavens are high in place, or high in place and meaning. High in place and meaning.
A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens, تنزيلا ممن خلق الأرض والسماوات العلا
[Taha 20:4]
Source alathar.net

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