“Aalaa’” highlighted
The verse spotlights Allah’s “Aalaa’” — wondrous acts of power — and poses the challenge: which of these could be denied?
“Then, which of the Aalaa’ (wondrous acts of power) of the Lord of both of you will you both deny/declare to be false/dismiss/undermine?”.
A question tied to the wondrous act of the seasons and the gift that Allah has made the world of the Jinn separate to the world of humans.
The verse spotlights Allah’s “Aalaa’” — wondrous acts of power — and poses the challenge: which of these could be denied?
This question is connected to the wondrous act of the seasons — a sign that calls for gratitude rather than denial.
The address “both of you” points to two audiences. Based on the view that the previous verse mentions the two worlds of humans and the Jinn, this ayah engages both together.
Humans and Jinn co‑exist in creation. The ayah’s question comes while both are considered together.
Allah has made a separation between the worlds of humans and the Jinn for the most part — a protective divide.
The separation is a gift from Allah — one of His Aalaa’ — calling for acknowledgement, not dismissal.
It asks: which of Allah’s wondrous acts of power — here, including the seasons and the separation of the two worlds — would be denied?
“Then, which of the Aalaa’ (wondrous acts of power) of the Lord of both of you will you both deny/declare to be false/dismiss/undermine?”.
Part of the wondrous act of the seasons.
Part of the wondrous act of the seasons.
Part of the wondrous act of the seasons.
Part of the wondrous act of the seasons.
The seasons’ order is among the wondrous acts of Allah that invite recognition, not denial.
The linkage to humans and Jinn together is based on Ustadh Nu’man’s view regarding the preceding verse’s mention of their two worlds.