ONE AYAT A DAY
لِيَأْكُلُوْا مِنْ ثَمَرِهٖۙ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ اَيْدِيْهِمْ ۗ اَفَلَا يَشْكُرُوْنَ
Liya'kulū min ṡamarihī wa mā ‘amilathu aidīhim, afalā yasykurūn(a).
That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?
Proof of the Creator of the Universe and of Life after DeathAllah, may He be glorified and exalted, says:وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ(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,الاٌّرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ(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:أَحْيَيْنَـهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبّاً فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ(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.'وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّـتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَـبٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ الْعُيُونِ (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:وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ(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 I…