Surah An-Naml - Verse 60 أَمَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ...

They are a people who deviate.” Contemplation about Divine creation is the best way for getting near to Allah. Every tree or plant that grows is under the observation of Allah and by His Will. After explaining some outstanding parts of the life stories of five Divine prophets, there was an expressive question in the content of the previous verse implying whether Allah, with His infinite power, is better or the worthless idols which the idolaters produced.

The verses under discussion explain this meaning and, putting the pagans under trial, state the clearest reasons of Unity. At first, it refers to the creation of the heavens and the earth, as well as the descent of rain and the bounties emerged from it, where it says: “Or Who created the heavens and the earth, and sent down for you water from the sky?

Then We caused to grow thereby beautiful gardens…” The Arabic word /hada’iq/ is the plural form of /hadiqah/ and, as many commentators have said, it means a garden which is surrounded with a wall and it is secured from any thing, like the pupil of eye which is protected among eyelids.

Raqib says in Mufradat: “The word /hadiqah/ is originally used for a land where there is gathered some water, like the pupil of the eye that there is always water therein.” It can be concluded from these two statements that the Arabic word /hadiqah/ means a garden which has both a wall and enough water. The Arabic word /bahjat/ means the beauty of colour and apparent goodness which causes the spectators to be full of joy.

At the end of the verse, the Qur’an addresses the servants of Allah and says: “…it was not in your power that you grew the trees thereof…” You should only sow the seed and irrigate it, but He who has created life inside this seed and commands the sunlight, the life giving drops of rain, and the pieces of soil to grow this seed is only Allah. These are some facts that none can deny, or attributes them to other than Allah.