If you say: What is the difference between 'Am' and 'Am' in 'Amma yushrikun' and 'Amman khalaq'? I say: The former is connected, because the meaning is: Which of the two is better? And this one is disconnected, meaning rather, and the hamzah, as Allah, the Exalted, said: Is Allah better or the deities?

He said: Rather, is He who created the heavens and the earth better? This is a confirmation for them that the One who is capable of creating the world is better than an inanimate object that cannot do anything. Al-A'mash read: 'Aman', with a lightening of the letter, and its meaning is that it is a substitute for Allah, as if he said: Is He who created the heavens and the earth better or what you associate with Him?

If you say: What is the point of shifting the narration from the third person to speaking about Himself in the saying 'Fa'anbatna'? I say: It emphasizes the meaning of the action being specific to Himself, and indicates that the growth of gardens of different types, colors, tastes, scents, and shapes, with their beauty and splendor, is by one water. No one can do this except Him alone. Do you not see how the meaning of specificity is highlighted by His saying: 'Ma kana lakum an tunbitu shajaraha' and the meaning of existence: it is appropriate. He intended that this should come from nowhere else. Likewise, His saying: 'Bal hum' after the address is more effective in refuting their opinion.

And the garden: it is the orchard which has a wall: from 'ihdaaq', which means enclosure. It is said 'dhata', because the meaning is: a group of gardens with splendor, as it is said: the women have gone. And splendor is beauty, because the observer delights in it. Is there a deity with Allah other than Him that you associate with Him and make a partner for Him? And it was read: 'A'ilahun ma'a Allah', meaning: Do you call upon, or do you associate? You may emphasize the two hamzah letters and place a prolongation between them, and articulate the second one in between: 'Ya'dilun bihi ghayrahu' or they deviate from the truth, which is monotheism.