Tafsir for verse: 16:81
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَٰلٗا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ أَكۡنَٰنٗا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمۡ سَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ ٱلۡحَرَّ وَسَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأۡسَكُمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُسۡلِمُونَ ٨١ ﴿81
81Allah has made for your benefit shades from what He has created, and made for you shelters in the mountains, and made for you shirts that protect you from heat, and shirts that protect you in your battles. This is how He perfects His favor upon you, so that you may submit.
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Commentary

And when he mentioned what concerns them, he followed it with what they share with other animals. So he said: ﴿And Allah﴾; meaning: the One who has glory and honor; ﴿has made for you﴾; meaning: without any need from Him - glorified is He -; ﴿of what He created shadows﴾; from trees; and mountains; and others; ﴿and has made for you﴾; meaning: along with His absolute richness; ﴿from the mountains shelters﴾; the plural of 'kin'; which is what one takes shelter with - meaning: what is concealed - from caves; and similar things; and if the Creator were not a chooser, there would have been a uniformity; no shadows; nor shelters; then he followed that with what guided them to it; as a compensation for what He made for other animals; so he said: ﴿and has made for you﴾; meaning: a favor from Him upon you; ﴿garments﴾; meaning: clothing; ﴿to protect you from the heat﴾; and it is everything that is worn; from a shirt; and others; as al-Zajjaj said.

And when the garments were of one type; he did not repeat 'made'; so he said (the Exalted): ﴿and garments﴾; meaning: armor; and helmets; and others; ﴿to protect you from your violence﴾; he added it to them to indicate that it is in war; and just as He made for the rest of the animals - from wool; and similar things; and fangs; and claws; and similar things - what is like that; to protect from heat; and cold; and from the weapons of the enemy; and He did not mention - glorified is He - here the protection from cold due to its prior mention in His saying (the Exalted): "For you in it is warmth"; and when that was completed, it was as if it was said: He alerted us - glorified is He - with this speech about the completeness of the blessing of existence; so is there any blessing after it? He said: Yes; ﴿Thus﴾; meaning: just as He completed the blessing of existence upon you, this great completion with these matters; and alerted you to them; ﴿He will complete His blessing upon you﴾; in this world and in religion; with guidance; and clarification of the path of salvation; and benefits; and alerting to the details of that; after its great aspects; ﴿so that you may submit﴾; meaning: to be your state - with what you see of the abundance of His kindness; with what no one else can do; along with the clarity of the matter - the state of one who is hoped from him the submission of his leadership to his Lord; so he does not settle; nor move; except in obedience to Him.

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