The Holy Quran 11:7 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْمَآءِ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۗ وَلَئِن قُلْتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْمَوْتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Translation

It is He (Allaah) Who created the heavens and the earth in six days when His throne was upon water, to test which of you carries out better actions (Allaah created these things so that by seeing them, man can recognise Allaah's power and oneness and by using them, man can be thankful to Him. While many passed the test by recognising Him and thanking Him, others did not). Surely if you say, "Indeed you will be resurrected (brought back to life) after death," those who commit kufr will definitely reply, "This (Qur'aan which speaks about resurrection) is obviously magic (because it is so convincing).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

after knowledge, this is a description of power. Its commentary has already passed in the seventh ruku' (section) of Surah Al-A'raf. The creation of water before the earth and the heavens: that is, before the creation of the heavens and the earth, water was created, which was to become the substance of life for things to come: وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَآءِ…

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