What does Quran 56:72 mean?

Quran 56:72 (Surah Al-Waaqia, Ayah 72) translates to: "Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 56:72 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, Humility, Nature as Sign.

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ

'A-antum anshaatum shajaratahaaa am nahnul munshi'oon

Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?

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

56:72Ayah 196

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

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

Was it you who created the tree thereof trees such as the markh the ‘afār or the kalkh ‘fennel’ or were We the Creator?

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