The Holy Quran 22:65 — Surah Al-Hajj

Arabic text

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْفُلْكَ تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَيُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَآءَ أَن تَقَعَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

Do you not see that Allaah has placed (subjected) everything on earth at your (man's) service, including the ships that navigate the oceans by His command? (In this manner, He allows you to benefit from all these things). And He restrains the sky from crashing onto the earth without His command. Without doubt, Allaah is Most Forgiving and Most Merciful towards mankind (He protects them and ensures their survival on earth even though most of them reject Him).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Subjection of Land and Sea: that is, what need did He have of you or of anyone? Just look at His pure compassion and kindness: how He has placed the things of land and water under your control. Then He Himself, with the hand of His power, holds up the sky, the moon, the sun and the stars in this airy space without any visible pillar or column, so that…

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