What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Anbiya: “Do they not see that We come to the earth and diminish it from its edges?”
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Anbiya: [Al-Anbya 21:44]?
The Shaykh : Yes, the meaning of this noble verse is that Allah comes to the earth and diminishes it from its edges by the Muslims overcoming the disbelievers. For this reason, He said afterward: So Allah the Exalted comes to the earth by empowering His messengers over the disbelievers until they conquer it, land by land. This is the meaning of the verse. Yes.
Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders?
أَفَلا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَاThe Shaykh : Yes, the meaning of this noble verse is that Allah comes to the earth and diminishes it from its edges by the Muslims overcoming the disbelievers. For this reason, He said afterward: