The Holy Quran 16:79 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ مُسَخَّرَٰتٍ فِى جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Translation

Have they not seen the birds subjugated (suspended) in mid-air? Only Allaah suspends them in the air (without Whom, they would fall to the ground like all other creatures). Indeed there are Aayaat in this for the people who have Imaan.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Signs in birds: that is, just as He granted man faculties suited to him, so He placed in birds natural powers suited to their condition. Every bird in its flight is subject to the law of divine power and bound to the commands of Almighty Allah concerning the order of creation.

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