Creation
هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ ۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ {29}
He is the (One) Who ‘خَلَقَ’ Created for you the entirety of what is in the earth, then He Directed towards the sky, so He Created these as seven skies, and He is a Knower of all things [2:29]
[قَالَ الْإِمَامُ ع:] قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُمْ ما فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً خَلَقَ لَكُمْ [مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً] لِتَعْتَبِرُوا بِهِ وَ تَتَوَصَّلُوا بِهِ إِلَى رِضْوَانِهِ، وَ تَتَوَقَّوْا [بِهِ] مِنْ عَذَابِ نِيرَانِهِ
The Imam (Hasan Al-Askari-asws) said: ‘Amir-Al-Momineen-asws said regarding He is the (One) Who Created for you the entirety of what is in the earth [2:29] – ‘He-azwj Created for you all – whatever is in the earth entirely – in order for you take a lesson with it and as a means to achieve His-azwj Pleasure, and for you to fear by it from the Punishment of His-azwj Fires.
«ثُمَّ اسْتَوى إِلَى السَّماءِ» أَخَذَ فِي خَلْقِهَا وَ إِتْقَانِهَا فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَماواتٍ وَ هُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ وَ لِعِلْمِهِ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِمَ الْمَصَالِحَ فَخَلَقَ لَكُمْ [كُلَ] مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لِمَصَالِحِكُمْ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ
Then He Directed towards the sky – Taking in its Creation and its Mastery so He Created these as seven skies, and He is a Knower of all things – And of His-azwj Knowledge of all things, is the Knowledge of the interests, so He-azwj Created for you all – everything – what is in the earth, for your own interests, O children of Adam-as!’[1]
[1] Tafseer Imam Hassan Al Askari-asws – S 99