كِفَاتًا
Appears 1 times in Quran
Derived Words (1)
Words derived from the stem "كِفَاتًا".
- to hold
Occurrences in Quran
Found 1 verses containing "كِفَاتًا".
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
7:26.
یعنی زندہ اس کی سطح پر بستے ہیں اور مُردے یا اس میں گاڑ دیئے جاتے ہیں یا ان کی خاک اس کے دریاؤں میں بہائی جاتی ہے۔
7:26.
7:26.
Important Words:
کفاتاً (so as to hold) is derived from کفت which means, he or it hastened or was quick or swift. They say کفت الشیء الیه i.e. he drew the thing together to himself and contracted, grasped or took it. کفات is a place in which a thing is drawn together or comprehended and collected or congregated. The words الم نجعل الارض کفاتا أحیاء و أمواتاً mean: "Have We not made the earth a place which comprehends the living and the dead, or which draws to itself the living and the dead, or which is quick in its motion" (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
All mortals live on earth, and when they are dead their remains in one form or other abide in the earth. The verse may also refer to the law of gravitation or to the earth’s motion on its axis or round the sun. The word کفات may also signify that all the physical needs of man have been met in the earth.
a
7:26.
2
یعنی زندہ اس کی سطح پر بستے ہیں اور مُردے یا اس میں گاڑ دیئے جاتے ہیں یا ان کی خاک اس کے دریاؤں میں بہائی جاتی ہے۔
c
7:26.
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Important Words:
کفاتاً (so as to hold) is derived from کفت which means, he or it hastened or was quick or swift. They say کفت الشیء الیه i.e. he drew the thing together to himself and contracted, grasped or took it. کفات is a place in which a thing is drawn together or comprehended and collected or congregated. The words الم نجعل الارض کفاتا أحیاء و أمواتاً mean: "Have We not made the earth a place which comprehends the living and the dead, or which draws to itself the living and the dead, or which is quick in its motion" (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
All mortals live on earth, and when they are dead their remains in one form or other abide in the earth. The verse may also refer to the law of gravitation or to the earth’s motion on its axis or round the sun. The word کفات may also signify that all the physical needs of man have been met in the earth.
a
7:26.