Surah Ya-Sin 36:36

Proof of the Creator of the Universe and of Life after Death

Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says:

(And a sign for them) means, evidence for them of the existence of the Creator and His perfect power and ability to resurrect the dead,

(is the dead land.) means, when it is dead and arid, with no vegetation, then Allah sends water upon it, it is stirred (to life), and it swells and puts forth every lovely kind (of growth). Allah says:

(We give it life, and We bring forth from it grains, so that they eat thereof.) meaning, `We have made it a provision for them and their cattle.'

(And We have made therein gardens of date palms and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein.) means, `We have created therein rivers which flow to the places where they are needed, so that they may eat of their fruits.' When Allah reminds them of the blessing that He bestows upon His creation by creating crops and plants, He mentions the different types and kinds of fruits. Allah says:

(and their hands made it not.) means, all of that could only come about by the mercy of Allah towards them, not by their own efforts and labor and strength. This was the view of Ibn `Abbas and Qatadah. Allah says:

(Will they not then give thanks) meaning, will they not then give thanks for the innumerable blessings that He has bestowed upon them. Ibn Jarir, however, understood the word Ma to mean Alladhi (i.e., a relative pronoun). In this case the meaning of the Ayah would be that they eat from the fruits provided by Allah's bounty and from what their own hands have done, i.e., by planting the seeds and tending the plants. Ibn Jarir mentioned other possible interpretations in his Tafsir, but this is the interpretation that he favored. This interpretation also fits with the recitation of Ibn Mas`ud: (لِيَأْكُلُوا مِنْ ثَمَرِهِ وَمِمَّا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ) (So that they may eat of the fruit thereof -- and from what their own hands have done.) Then Allah says:

(Glory be to Him Who has created all the pairs of that which the earth produces,) meaning, of crops and fruits and plants.

(as well as of their own (human) kind, ) means, He made them into male and female.

(and of that which they know not.) means, different kinds of creatures of which they know nothing. This is like the Ayah:

(And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember.) (51:49)

Pada ayat ini diterangkan bukti lain tentang kekuasaan Allah, yaitu Dia telah menciptakan makhluk-Nya berpasang-pasangan, baik pasangan jenis, yaitu lelaki dan perempuan, maupun berpasangan sifat, seperti: besar dan kecil, kuat dan lemah, tinggi dan rendah, kaya dan miskin, dan lain sebagainya.

Bahkan perpasangan itu juga terjadi pada arus listrik, yaitu arus positif dan negatif, yang kemudian menimbulkan kekuatan yang dapat membangkitkan tenaga listrik dan menimbulkan cahaya. Tenaga listrik dan cahaya yang dihasilkan sangat vital dalam kehidupan manusia zaman modern ini.

Itu semuanya adalah hal-hal yang berhasil diketahui manusia sampai saat sekarang ini. Akan tetapi perpasangan yang belum dapat dijangkau oleh pengetahuan dan penemuan manusia sampai masa kini, masih banyak lagi. Boleh jadi, kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi manusia di masa datang akan dapat pula menyingkapkan sebagian dari rahasia-rahasia yang masih tersimpan tentang adanya perpasangan dalam bidang-bidang yang lain yang belum diketahui pada masa kita sekarang ini.

Pada ayat ini diterangkan tanda-tanda kekuasaan dan kebesaran Allah, yang terdapat dalam pasangan-pasangan yang telah diciptakan-Nya, yaitu:

1. Benda-benda yang ditumbuhkan-Nya di bumi yang telah diketahui manusia seperti tumbuh-tumbuhan dan sebagainya.

2. Pada diri mereka sendiri, seperti adanya jenis laki-laki dan jenis perempuan. Dari hubungan kedua jenis itu lahirlah keturunan-keturunan mereka.

3. Hal-hal yang belum diketahui manusia. Ilmu Allah amat luas dan tidak terhingga, sedangkan yang diketahui manusia hanyalah sebagian kecil saja. Mengenai pasangan, juga terdapat hal-hal yang belum terungkap oleh manusia.