50. What is the explanation of the term aydin in ‘Ayah 47 of Suratudh-Dhariyat [was-sama’a banaynaha bi aydin wa inna la musi^un] وَالسَّمَاء بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ?

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This Ayah means, ‘Allah created the heavens by His Power’. Ibn ^Abbas said that ‘aydin’ in this Ayah means “Power”. Aydin here does not denote physical hands because Allah is clear of having such body parts. ‘Aydin’ is the Arabic plural of the term ‘yad’ which has many meanings in the Arabic language, including those that do not befit Allah like the physical hand and those that do befit Allah like Power and Endowment.