Surah Fussilat 41:39

From among the Signs of Allah

Here Allah reminds His Creation of His power, and that He is the One Who has no equal, and He is Able to do all things. Allah's saying;

(And from among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon.) means, He created the night with its darkness and the day with its light, and they alternate without ceasing. And He created the sun with its shining light, and the moon with its reflected light. and He allotted their stages and gave them separate orbits in the heavens, so that by the variations in their movements man may know the stages of night and day, of weeks, months and years, and time periods related to people's rights, acts of worship and various transactions. Moreover, because the sun and moon are the most beautiful of the heavenly bodies that can be seen in both the upper and lower realms, Allah points out that they are created entities which are in a state of enthrallment to Him, subject to His dominion and control. So He says:

(Do not prostrate yourselves to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate yourselves to Allah Who created them, if you (really) worship Him.) meaning, `do not associate anything in worship with Him, for your worship of Him will be of no benefit to you if you worship others alongside Him, because He does not forgive the association of others in worship with Him.' He says:

(But if they are too proud, ) i.e., to worship Him Alone, and they insist on associating others with Him,

(then there are those who are with your Lord) i.e., the angels,

(glorify Him night and day, and never are they tired.) This is like the Ayah:

(But if these disbelieve therein, then, indeed We have entrusted it to a people who are not disbelievers therein.) (6:89).

(And among His signs) means, signs of His ability to bring the dead back to life.

(that you see the earth barren,) means, lifeless, with nothing growing in it; it is dead.

(but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth.) means, it brings forth all kinds of crops and fruits.

(Verily, He Who gives it life, surely is able to give life to the dead. Indeed He is Able to do all things.)

Ayat ini menerangkan bahwa di antara bukti-bukti kekuasaan Allah membangkitkan manusia di hari Kiamat nanti ialah bumi yang tandus dan mati, tidak ditumbuhi tumbuh-tumbuhan sedikit pun. Akan tetapi, apabila Dia menyirami tanah itu dengan air hujan dengan mengalirkan air kepadanya, maka bumi itu berubah menjadi hijau, karena tanahnya menjadi subur dan ditumbuhi tanam-tanaman.

Allah berfirman:

Dan kamu lihat bumi ini kering, kemudian apabila telah Kami turunkan air (hujan) di atasnya, hiduplah bumi itu dan menjadi subur dan menumbuhkan berbagai jenis pasangan tetumbuhan yang indah. (al-hajj/22: 5)

Ayat ini berkaitan dengan tumbuhnya tumbuh-tumbuhan dengan adanya anugerah berupa air yang diturunkan dalam bentuk hujan. Pesan yang mirip, juga dapat ditemui pada Surah al-hajj/22 ayat 5, yang pada akhir ayatnya berbunyi: "...Dan engkau melihat bumi kering kerontang, maka apabila Kami turunkan air di atasnya dia bergerak dan mengembang dan menumbuhkan berbagai jenis tanaman yang indah." Kata "bergerak dan mengembang" dikaitkan dengan gerakan butiran tanah saat biji tumbuhan berkecambah dan akarnya berkembang dan tumbuh hingga menjadi pohon dewasa.

Allah yang telah menghidupkan bumi yang mati itu dengan menyiramkan air, dan menghidupkan tumbuh-tumbuhan, sehingga bumi itu menghijau, kuasa pula menghidupkan manusia yang telah mati, dan kuasa membangkitkannya dari kubur. Semuanya itu tidak ada yang sukar bagi-Nya. Semuanya mudah bagi-Nya. Dia Mahakuasa atas segala sesuatu.