Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 35
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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35. 2. According to Imam Ibn Jarir, here "ما" is nafiyah, meaning that the produce of fruits and grains are a special mercy of Allah that He bestows upon His servants. Their own effort, toil, and intervention have no part in it. Even then, why do they not give thanks to Allah for these blessings? And according to some, "ما" is mawsulah, which means "that which" (in the sense of الَّذِیْ), meaning so that they may eat its fruit and those things which their hands have made. The work of the hands is to level the land and sow seeds; similarly, there are various ways of eating fruits, such as squeezing them to drink their juice, mixing different fruits to make a fruit salad, etc.
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The Different Meanings of ﴿وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أيْدِيْهِمْ﴾: The Human Share in Agricultural Produce:
If "ما" in ﴿وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أيْدِيْهِمْ﴾ is considered as "nafiya" (negating), then its meaning will be: It is not the work of man to create plants. All the elements that are active in the production of plants and fruits are all engaged in their respective tasks under the command of Allah; only then do plants come into existence, grow, blossom, and become sustenance for humans and other living beings. And if "ما" is considered as "mawsula" (relative), then it has two meanings: one is that although all the elements that bring plants into existence are created by Allah Almighty, still, there is some work that humans do as well. For example, man sows the seed, ploughs the field, irrigates the land, and takes care of the crop. But if he reflects, even this ability of man is a gift from Allah alone. And even after man does all this work, plants can only grow when the major resources of production support this insignificant effort of man. Therefore, gratitude to Allah is obligatory in every case.
The Origin of All Edible Things is Agricultural Produce:
And the second meaning is that whatever Allah Almighty has created, those are the original things; then man, by working on them, prepares some other necessary items. For example, Allah Almighty has created wheat, sugarcane, chickpeas, and milk. Now, man obtains some things from them individually, for example, bread and its varieties from wheat, jaggery, sugar, and refined sugar from sugarcane, and yogurt, butter, buttermilk, cream, and ghee from milk, etc. Then, by combining these things, he keeps making thousands of other things, and prepares various kinds of curries, pickles, chutneys, jams, sweets, etc. From many things, he makes his clothing necessities. This ability too has been granted to man by Allah alone. Therefore, in every situation, gratitude to Allah is obligatory.
