Heaven and Earth Joined Entity

 Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

 Al-Anbiya 21:30

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَٰهُمَاۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَىٍّۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ 

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?

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I am amazed by this ayah. I never noticed that heavens and earth were a joined entity and Allah separated them and that's a blessing for us as well. And i never knew night was first and then day came Subhan Allah. And with separation of earth and heavens came rain from sky and vegetation from earth. It strengthens my belief that Allah doesn't do anything without purpose and whatever He does is for our benefit. May Allah make us appreciate His wisdom and May Allah make us appreciate the wisdom in His ayahs and May Allah make us grateful. Ameen.

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 Sufyan Ath-Thawri narrated from his father from Ikrimah that Ibn Abbas was asked; 

"Did the night come first or the day?"

He said,

"Do you think that when the heavens and the earth were joined together, there was anything between them except darkness! Thus you may know that the night came before the day.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn Umar said that;

a man came to him and questioned him about when the heavens and earth were joined together then they were parted.

He said, "Go to that old man (Sheikh) and ask him, then come and tell me what he says to you."

So he went to Ibn Abbas and asked him. Ibn Abbas said:

"Yes, the heavens were joined together and it did not rain, and the earth was joined together and nothing grew. When living beings were created to populate the earth, rain came forth from the heavens and vegetation came forth from the earth."

The man went back to Ibn Umar and told him what had been said.

Ibn Umar said, "Now I know that Ibn Abbas has been given knowledge of the Qur'an. He has spoken the truth, and this is how it was."

Ibn Umar said:"I did not like the daring attitude of Ibn Abbas in his Tafsir of the Qur'an, but now I know that he has been given knowledge of the Qur'an.

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