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(54) “He is the One who created a human being from water, then established ties of blood and marriage through him. And your Lord is ever All-Powerful.”
That is, Allah alone, who has no partner, created the human being from a lowly fluid. He then brought forth from him many descendants and made them relatives through blood and marriage, dispersed yet interconnected, although all of them originated from that lowly fluid. This demonstrates His perfect power, as indicated by His words: “And your Lord is ever All-Powerful.” It also demonstrates that worshipping Him is the truth and worshipping anyone else is false, as indicated by His words:
﴿٥٤﴾ ﴿وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا﴾ .
أي: وهو الله وحده لا شريك له الذي خلق الآدمي من ماء مهين، ثم نشر منه ذرية كثيرة وجعلهم أنسابا وأصهارا متفرقين ومجتمعين، والمادة كلها من ذلك الماء المهين، فهذا يدل على كمال اقتداره لقوله: ﴿وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا﴾ ويدل على أن عبادته هي الحق وعبادة غيره باطلة لقوله: