What does Quran 56:69 mean?

Quran 56:69 (Surah Al-Waaqia, Ayah 69) translates to: "Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 56:69 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, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

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

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ

'A-antum anzaltumoohu minal muzni am nahnul munziloon

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?

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

4 other themes with weak connections

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Signs in creation

56:69Ayah 196

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

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

Is it you who cause it to come down from the rain clouds muzn is the plural of muzna or are We the Causer of its coming down?

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