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Surah ash-Shams ayah 5

Arabic text

W'as-sama'i wa maa bana ha

And by the heaven and He who built it

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah:

Comment: There is a difference of opinion about the meaning of "wa maa bana ha", which literally means "and what made it". The translator has rendered it as "and He who built" it, referring to Allah. This follows the opinion of Mujahid. Another interpretation is "and what it is made of", which was the opinion of Qatadah