Surah Al-Furqaan
Chapter 25 · Verse 45 · Revealed in Makkah
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ ٱلظِّلَّ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَجَعَلَهُۥ سَاكِنًۭا ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّمْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلًۭا
“Have you not considered your Lord - how He extends the shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary? Then We made the sun for it an indication.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Evidence of the existence of the Creator and the extent of His Power
Here Allah begins explaining the evidence for His existence and His perfect power to create various things and pairs of opposites. Allah says:
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ الظِّلَّ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
Relationship between causes and effects and their being subject to Allah's will
What does this verse bring up for you today?