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27. " you cause the night to pass into the day and you cause the day to
pass into the night, and you bring forth the living from the dead
and you bring forth the dead from the living,
and you provide with sustenance for whom you will without measure."
commentary:
in this verse and the previous one the power of allah is
mentioned for twelve times to evoke the spirit of theism in man. at
first, the verse speaks about the decrease and increase of the length of
the night and the day in different seasons. (it may, of course, refer to
the graduality of sunset and sunrise, too, but the first meaning is more
clear).
then, the verse points to the power of the providence, the
omnipotent, about bringing forth the living from the dead and vice
versa. the example of this meaning is seen in the creation of living cells
from lifeless foodstuff and making dead from the living creatures. in
another point of view, it is recognized that he causes the pious
believing children to come into being from deadly-hearted unbelievers;
and he brings the disbelieving deadly-hearted children into existence
from the pious believing ones.
explanation:
1. besides creation, any modification and arrangement is due to
his wisdom.
" you cause the night to pass into the day and you cause the day to pass
into the night, ..." 1
2. the power of allah is not finite. he, the almighty, brings the
living out of the dead, and makes dead from the living.
"... and you bring forth the living from the dead and you bring
forth the dead from the living, ..."
3. the sustenance of all beings depends on his will, the all-wise.
"... and you provide sustenance for whom you will without measure."
4. the changes of the night and the day and, cousequently, the
appearance of seasons together with the arrangement in atmospheric
conditions are among the blessings and favours of allah.
5. the purpose of ` sustenance without measure ' is ` hountiful
sustenance ' and, therefore, it does not mean that its account is out of
his control.
1 some more delaits upon night and day are mentions on pp.
39-40 in the previous volume of the current commentary.
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