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27:63

أَمَّن يَهۡدِيكُمۡ فِي ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَمَن يُرۡسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشۡرَۢا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡ رَحۡمَتِهِۦٓۗ أَءِلَٰهٞ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِۚ تَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ

Amman yahdeekum fee thulumati albarri waalbahri waman yursilu alrriyaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi ailahun maAAa Allahi taAAala Allahu AAamma yushrikoona

Is He [not best] who guides you through the darknesses of the land and sea and who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy? Is there a deity with Allah? High is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.

Word by word
  1. أَمَّنOr Who
  2. يَهۡدِيكُمۡguides you
  3. فِيin
  4. ظُلُمَٰتِ(the) darkness [es]
  5. ٱلۡبَرِّ(of) the land
  6. وَٱلۡبَحۡرِand the sea
  7. وَمَنand Who
  8. يُرۡسِلُsends
  9. ٱلرِّيَٰحَthe winds
  10. بُشۡرَۢا(as) glad tidings
  11. بَيۡنَbefore
  12. يَدَيۡbefore
  13. رَحۡمَتِهِۦٓۗHis Mercy
  14. أَءِلَٰهٞIs there any god
  15. مَّعَwith
  16. ٱللَّهِۚAllah
  17. تَعَٰلَىHigh is
  18. ٱللَّهُAllah
  19. عَمَّاabove what
  20. يُشۡرِكُونَthey associate (with Him)
An-Naml · 27:63Makkah

Guided through darkness, rain announced by wind.

Signposts and good news in nature

His guidance
darknessland and sea
guided by
stars, landmarkssignposts He placed
the windsgood news before rain
Who is behind the signs
the GPSthe forecast
Allahwho made the signs

Ibn Kathir explains that Allah guides people by the heavenly and earthly signposts He created, like the stars. He sends winds ahead of the rain clouds, His mercy to servants suffering drought and despair.

Driving home late on a dark road, the map app finds your way. The cool wind before a storm after a heatwave. Every way through darkness was set up by Him.

Finding my way is just technology and skill.

Every light that guides me through the dark, and every hint of relief, comes from Allah.

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The next time you feel a breeze, say al-hamdu lillah for His mercy.

Related16:166:97
Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Is not He Who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy? Is there any god with Allah? Exalted be Allah above all that they associate as partners!) Allah say (63)

أَمَّنْ يَهْدِيكُمْ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ 

(Is not He Who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea,) meaning, by means of what He has created of heavenly and earthly signposts. This is like the Ayah,

وَعَلَامَاتٍ ۚ وَبِالنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

(And landmarks and by the stars, they guide themselves.)(16:16)

وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ۗ 

(It is He Who has set the stars for you, so that you may guide your course with their help through the darkness of the land and the sea...)(6:97)

وَمَنْ يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ ۗ 

(and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy?) meaning, ahead of the clouds which bring rain, by means of which Allah shows His mercy to His servants who are suffering drought and despair.

أَإِلَٰهٌ مَعَ اللَّهِ ۚ تَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

(Is there any god with Allah? Exalted be Allah above all that they associate as partners!)