The Holy Quran 79:30 — Surah An-Nazi'at

Arabic text

وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ

Translation

Thereafter (after creating all of this), Allaah spread out the earth.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The earth after the sky: which of the heavens and the earth was created first? We have already discussed this earlier in some place, probably in Surah Fussilat. (Note) Raghib ﵀ has written that the meaning of “daha” (spread out) is to move something away from its place of rest.

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