Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: {And he gave us an example and forgot his own creation...}
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Question:
As he asks about the exegesis of the saying of the Truth, (Blessed and Exalted is He): [Yasin:79-80]?
Answer:
The One who created the creatures from clay, and created Adam from clay, and created his offspring from lowly water, (Glorified and Exalted is He), is the One who will bring the bones to life when they are crumbled on the Day of Resurrection, restoring them as He began them. They will emerge from their graves after their creation is completed by His permission, and everything that has departed from the son of Adam will return to him, and everything will perish from him except the coccyx. Then Allah will restore him as he was, and resurrect him to reward him for his deeds on the Day of Resurrection.
So the One who brought it to life the first time from clay and from lowly water is the One who will restore it on the Day of Resurrection after it has become crumbled and turned to dust. And He is the One who made fire for you from green wood. Also, by His power, He made fire for you from green wood, and from stone, and from sulfur. This is His creation.
The linguists say: In every tree there is fire, such as the *istamjad*, the *marakh*, and the *'afar*. That is to say, the *marakh* and the *'afar* have more fire when one part is rubbed against another. Then it is the firewood with which fires are kindled and people warm themselves. It is a tree, green, then it dries out and is used; fire is kindled from it as well. All types of trees... before the advent of electricity, people relied on Allah, and then on this firewood.
So the point is: when the tree dries out, it is used to kindle fire and benefit is derived from it. And some green trees are likewise used to kindle fire. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
As he asks about the exegesis of the saying of the Truth, (Blessed and Exalted is He):
(78) And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?" (79) Say, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing." (80) [It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite.
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ قَالَ مَنْ يُحْيِ الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا الَّذِي أَنشَأَهَا أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ الأَخْضَرِ نَارًا فَإِذَا أَنْتُمْ مِنْهُ تُوقِدُونَAnswer:
The One who created the creatures from clay, and created Adam from clay, and created his offspring from lowly water, (Glorified and Exalted is He), is the One who will bring the bones to life when they are crumbled on the Day of Resurrection, restoring them as He began them. They will emerge from their graves after their creation is completed by His permission, and everything that has departed from the son of Adam will return to him, and everything will perish from him except the coccyx. Then Allah will restore him as he was, and resurrect him to reward him for his deeds on the Day of Resurrection.
So the One who brought it to life the first time from clay and from lowly water is the One who will restore it on the Day of Resurrection after it has become crumbled and turned to dust. And He is the One who made fire for you from green wood. Also, by His power, He made fire for you from green wood, and from stone, and from sulfur. This is His creation.
The linguists say: In every tree there is fire, such as the *istamjad*, the *marakh*, and the *'afar*. That is to say, the *marakh* and the *'afar* have more fire when one part is rubbed against another. Then it is the firewood with which fires are kindled and people warm themselves. It is a tree, green, then it dries out and is used; fire is kindled from it as well. All types of trees... before the advent of electricity, people relied on Allah, and then on this firewood.
So the point is: when the tree dries out, it is used to kindle fire and benefit is derived from it. And some green trees are likewise used to kindle fire. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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