What does Quran 56:63 mean?

Quran 56:63 (Surah Al-Waaqia, Ayah 63) translates to: "And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 56:63 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable), the 56th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Tawhid, Creation, Divine Sustenance, Human Limitation, Gratitude.

أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ

Afara'aytum maa tahrusoon

And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

3 other themes with weak connections

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Signs in creation

56:63Ayah 196

7 ayahs in Al-Waaqia are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

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Have you considered what you sow? what you stir of the earth to place seeds therein?

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