Commentary
And when he mentioned their entrance, he followed it with the entrance of something greater than them in creation and more terrifying in matter. He said: [referring to the one who is in charge of the situation: there were resolved matters], expressing it in the present tense because that, although it shares in the terror of (p-223) realization, has departed from it in occurrence and renewal little by little: ﴿And you will see the mountains﴾ meaning: at the resurrection from the graves. The address is either to the Prophet ﷺ to indicate that - because he ﷺ is the most perceptive of people and the most enlightened in insight - the greatness of the matter, or to everyone since all have become after their resurrection worthy of address after their being hidden in the dust. ﴿You think of them as solid﴾ meaning: standing firm in their place, not moving, because every large object that is far apart cannot be perceived in its movement except by conjecture. ﴿And it passes﴾ meaning: it moves until it becomes like the wool that has been fluffed, and Allah will blow it away so that it falls wherever He wills, as if it were scattered dust. The earth will become entirely level such that there will be no crookedness in it. He indicated that its movement is hidden even if it is swift by saying: ﴿Like the passing of clouds﴾ meaning: a quick passing that cannot be perceived as it is because when it covers the sky, its movement cannot be perceived, even though there is no doubt about it, even if the sun is not revealed without ambiguity. Likewise, every large body or numerous count falls short of encompassing it due to the distance between its edges; the sight becomes limited, and the keen observer thinks it is standing still.
And when that was a terrifying matter, he indicated its greatness by saying, affirming (p-224) the meaning of the previous sentence: ﴿The creation of Allah﴾ meaning: the creation of the one to whom belongs all matters, that which he informed would occur on that day as a creation. And this source, when it comes after a statement, serves as a witness to its correctness, a caller to its validity, and a cry for its high magnitude, and that it ought to be nothing but thus. Then he increased in glorification by saying, indicating the completeness of the perfection in that creation: ﴿Who perfected everything﴾.
And when this was established on [this] perfected aspect, and the most suitable order, it certainly produced his saying: ﴿Indeed, He﴾ meaning: the one who has perfected all these matters ﴿is All-Aware of what you do﴾ meaning: because perfection is the result of ability, and it is the result of knowledge. So whoever does not encompass knowledge does not have complete ability. He expressed it with the action which is broader than being with knowledge or not, because it is in the context of the statement for their ignorance and the negation of knowledge from them. And it was recited with the address indicating closeness, which is delayed for pleasure, terrifying from distance, associated with anger, and with the absence indicating avoidance leading to disappointment. How wonderful is what aligns with that and corresponds to what follows, considering the response to the question of one who seems to have said: What will be the state of the people of resurrection with the entrance at the scrutinizing observer? He said: From His perfection in things, He arranged the recompense in the best arrangement.
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