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(17–18) “Lord of the two easts and Lord of the two wests. * Which, then, of your Lord’s favors will you both deny?”
That is, He, Most High, is the Lord of everything upon which the sun, moon, and luminous stars rise, everything upon which they set, [and wherever the sun and moon may be]. They are all under(1) His governance and lordship. He uses the dual form for both here to express comprehensiveness: the sun’s two points of rising in winter and summer, and likewise its two points of setting.(2)
(1) Thus, all are under [His governance and lordship].
(2) In manuscript B: “He uses the dual form for both here with reference to the sun’s points of rising in winter and summer.” And Allah knows best.
﴿١٧-١٨﴾ ﴿رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ * فَبِأَيِّ آلاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ﴾ .
أي: هو تعالى رب كل ما أشرقت عليه الشمس والقمر، والكواكب النيرة، وكل ما غربت عليه، [وكل ما كانا فيه] فهي تحت (١) تدبيره وربوبيته، وثناهما هنا لإرادة العموم مشرقي الشمس شتاء وصيفا، ومغربها كذلك (٢) .
(١) فالجميع تحت
(٢) في ب: وثناهما هنا باعتبار مشارقها شتاء وصيفا والله أعلم.