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Surah An-Naazi'aat (79) — Ayah 30
وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ ﴿30﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And after that He spread the earth,
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
And the earth
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
دَحَىٰهَآ
daḥāhā
He spread it
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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30. And after that, He spread out the earth [22].
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The Meaning of ﴿دَحٰي﴾ and the Sphericity of the Earth:
﴿دحيٰ﴾ and ﴿طحٰي﴾ are both synonymous, in fact, they are the same word. Only due to different regional pronunciations have these two words come about. In the Quran, both these words have been used only once each, and in the same meaning. It is said ﴿دحي المطر الحصي﴾ meaning the rain carried the pebbles far and wide. Thus, the meaning of both these words is to spread or lay out far and wide, and in the concept of ﴿دحيٰ﴾ there is an idea of roundness. Dahwah is called the egg of an ostrich. From this, some people have inferred the sphericity of the earth.
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The Meaning of ﴿دَحٰي﴾ and the Sphericity of the Earth:
﴿دحيٰ﴾ and ﴿طحٰي﴾ are both synonymous, in fact, they are the same word. Only due to different regional pronunciations have these two words come about. In the Quran, both these words have been used only once each, and in the same meaning. It is said ﴿دحي المطر الحصي﴾ meaning the rain carried the pebbles far and wide. Thus, the meaning of both these words is to spread or lay out far and wide, and in the concept of ﴿دحيٰ﴾ there is an idea of roundness. Dahwah is called the egg of an ostrich. From this, some people have inferred the sphericity of the earth.
