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"Verily your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days; then He mounted the Throne (of authority). He covers the day with the night which pursues it urgently and (He created) the sun and the moon and the stars submissive to His command. Be it known! (that) His are the creation and the command.

Blessed is Allah***, the Lord of the worlds."*** "Verily your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days....." The reason why Allah says that He has created the heavens and the earth in six days is that creating something after something else in order mostly indicates that its creator is knowing and wise, and directs that thing upon the requirement of wisdom. Or, its reason is for the sake that He teaches deliberation and accuracy in affairs to His servants. "...

then He mounted the Throne (of authority). ..." This phrase metaphorically points to the absolute encompassment of Allah*,* and His domination, upon the management of the affairs of the heavens and the earth after their creation. However, after the creation of heavens and the earth He held the reins of leading them. This statement means that not only creation belongs to Him, but also running and leading the world of existence are with Him.

This meaning is an answer to those who think the world needs the Lord only in creation, and not in permanence and continuation of the existence. "... He covers the day with the night which pursues it urgently....." When the verse says that the night urgently pursues the day, it means the night comes after the day and follows it; like that something pursues another thing with the purpose of demanding it. "...

and (He created) the sun and the moon and the stars submissive to His command....." This phrase means that the Lord is He Who has created the sun and the moon and the stars while all of them are rotating according to His device.