Tafsir for verse: 15:21
وَإِن مِّن شَيۡءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٢١ ﴿21﴾
21We have treasures of every thing, but We send it down only in a determined quantity.
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Commentary
The mention of the treasures is a metaphor. The meaning is: There is nothing that the servants benefit from except that We are capable of bringing it into existence and creating it, and bestowing it upon them. And We do not give it except in a known measure that We know is beneficial for them. So, the treasures are used as a metaphor for His ability over everything that can be done.
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