Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, Allah is not shy to present as an example a mosquito or anything greater than it”

The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah the Exalted said: And even if it were a humble example, as long as the truth is established by it, the point is the objective. So regarding His saying: , the word “ma” here, they say, is an indefinite descriptor, meaning “any example.” And His saying: is an explanatory apposition, meaning: an example, a mosquito or anything greater than it. And His saying: , the mosquito is well known, and it is used as an example due to its insignificance. They have mentioned that the reason for the revelation of this verse was that the polytheists objected to how Allah would use a fly as an example in His saying: They said, “A fly that Allah the Exalted mentions in the context of argumentation?” So Allah the Exalted clarified that He is not shy of the truth, even if He uses a mosquito or anything greater than it as an example. And His saying: , does “what is above it” mean what is above it in terms of insignificance, so the meaning would be lower than a mosquito? Or does it mean what is above it in terms of elevation, so the intended meaning is what is higher than a mosquito? Which is the higher example in creation, the fly or the mosquito? The fly is undoubtedly larger and stronger. However, it is possible that the meaning of the verse is “what is above it” meaning “what is below it,” because “above” can refer to the lower and the higher, just as “behind” can refer to the front and the back, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted: .