Explained in Detail
41. Fuṣṣilat
فصلت
Fuṣṣilat (Elaborated)
فُصِّلَت
41:11
ثُمَّ
اسْتَوَى
إِلَى
السَّمَاءِ
وَهِيَ
دُخَانٌ
فَقَالَ
لَهَا
وَلِلْأَرْضِ
ائْتِيَا
طَوْعًا
أَوْ
كَرْهًا
قَالَتَا
أَتَيْنَا
طَائِعِينَ
thumma stawā ʾilā s-samāʾi wa-hiya dukhānun fa-qāla lahā wa-li-l-ʾarḍi ʾtiyā ṭawʿan ʾaw karhan qālatā ʾataynā ṭāʾiʿīna
He established His dominance over the sky, which (for that time) was like smoke. Then He told the heavens and the earth, "Take your shape either willingly or by force" They said, "We willingly obey".
