The Holy Quran 17:66 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا

Translation

Your Rabb is He Who causes (drives) the ships to move with you so that you may seek from His bounty (sustenance). Indeed He is Most Merciful to you (by creating all the means of livelihood for you).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

here one example has been given of Allah's managing of affairs, an example in which even a mushrik (idolater) has to admit that there is none but Him to set affairs right. For all transient powers are weak. that is, in the Quran sustenance has most often been called “fadl” (bounty). “Fadl” means “something extra, an increase”.

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