And when this is a meaning that everyone observes in themselves, along with what glorified and exalted is He has clarified from the treasures of the previous verses, the matter reached a great degree of clarity. He said: ﴿And He﴾ meaning no one else ﴿begins creation﴾ meaning in the manner of renewal as you observe. He indicated the greatness of the resurrection by using the tool of delay, so He said: ﴿Then He returns it﴾ meaning after He has destroyed it.

And when it is inherent in the nature of all humans that the return of something is easier than its beginning, He said: ﴿And He﴾ meaning that which they deny regarding the resurrection ﴿is easier for Him﴾ addressing them with what they are accustomed to and understand. Therefore, He delayed the connection, for there is no meaning here for the specificity that would be conveyed by its precedence.

And when this sin is on the path of representation for what is hidden from them by what is clear to them, and both matters are equal in relation to His ability [in a manner that nothing in His knowledge is clearer than another, nor in His ability is one more deserving than the other], He said, indicating the sanctification of His sacred self from what some of the foolish may imagine regarding that: ﴿And to Him﴾ meaning alone ﴿belongs the highest example﴾ meaning that which is free from any blemish of deficiency and encompasses every rank of perfection. It is His command that encompasses every ability, so it is known by it that His encompassing is glorified and exalted is He over every known thing, as previously mentioned in Al-Baqarah in the explanation of the example.

﴿Indeed, to Him belongs creation and command﴾ [Al-A'raf: 54]

And when creation is constrained by their shortcomings, with what they have of a type of witnessing, He said: "In the heavens and the earth" which He created and which did not resist Him. So how could anything in them resist Him? And they have said: Indeed, the intended meaning of the example here is the attribute. And I hold that it can be close to its reality for the sake of our minds. So when we want to know Him, glorified and exalted is He, in sovereignty, we liken Him to the highest we know of our kings. We say: The sitting on the Throne is an example for management and singularity in sovereignty, as it is said of our kings: So-and-so sat on the throne of sovereignty, meaning: he took charge of the matter and singularly managed it, even if there is no throne or sitting here. And when He mentions His might, glorified and exalted is He, and His taking of His enemies, in a manner similar to His saying, the Most High: "The Hand of Allah is above their hands" [Al-Fath: 10] "Indeed, the might of your Lord is severe" [Al-Burooj: 12], we liken it to what if a sultan overpowered his enemies with his firmness, sound management, and multitude of troops, we would say, "His sword has obliterated his enemies." So we released His sword upon what was mentioned of His strength. And when it is said: It flows before our eyes, and similar to that, we know that it is like what we say when we see a king with good management who does not overlook anything of the conditions of his subjects, we say: "He is in utmost vigilance." So we released vigilance, which is the opposite of sleep, upon good observation, great management, and comprehensive knowledge. And these are details of what I have presented that it is like Him. And it is His encompassing command, by which the unseen of His essence, glorified is He, has become clear to us. And thus, what has come from similar examples, we take from the expression its spirit, and we know that this is the intended meaning, and that the apparent is mentioned only as a means to approximate to the limited understandings based on what we know of the highest examples. The matter after that is higher than what we know. For this reason, He, the Most High, said: "And He is" meaning alone, "the Almighty" meaning the One who, when He intends something, it is in utmost submission, whatever it may be. "The Wise" meaning the One who, when He intends something, perfects it, so that no one else can reach a deficiency in it. And the wisdom of this universe cannot be completed in this form except by resurrection. Rather, it is the focal point of the greatest wisdom, so that every person of right reaches his right with the utmost liberation, based on what we recognize. Otherwise, falsehood would be more deserving than truth and more prevalent. Thus, the non-existence of this existence would be better than its existence and rulings.