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﴿29﴾ وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَثَّ فِيهِمَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ وَهُوَ عَلَی جَمْعِهِمْ إِذَا يَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌ

29. And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and whatever moving [living] creatures He has dispersed in them both. And He is Omnipotent over their assembling whenever He wills.

Exegesis:

Creation of the heavens, the earth, and moving living creatures is one of Divine Signs. All creatures in the heavens, on the earth, and those in between them from inanimate beings, plants, and animals dispersed in them are all Signs of the Existence of the Necessary Existent Being and the Most Beauteous Names indicating His Omniscience, Omnipotence, Will, Unity, and so on serve as Attributes of the Glory and Beauty of the Creator and the Provider of the world, since we may know the Originator of creation through such intelligible and praise and worship the Lord. The word dābba may indicate animals and mankind that will be assembled on the Day of Resurrection and the prepositional phrase fīhi-mā (“whatever in them both”) may include all creatures in the heavens as well, like angels and other creatures whose knowledge of existence rests with God Almighty. All these creatures existing between the heavens and the earth shall be assembled on the Day of Resurrection through Divine Will.