derived from divine decree and ordainment, or from determining measures and balancing things against one another.”

I say:

The two are inseparable. The prior determination is called “determination” because whatever occurs thereafter accords with the measure thus set, matching and corresponding to it.

He said:

“Al-Kisā’ī alone read it with an undoubled d. It may then refer to power, or to determining measures and balancing things against one another.”

I say:

This is the view of the majority: the two readings have the same meaning.

Ibn ‘Atiyyah said:

“His words, ‘then guided,’ encompass all forms of guidance in human beings and animals. Some commentators have singled out particular forms of guidance. Al-Farrā’ said: ‘It means that He guided and led astray; mentioning one suffices, since it indicates the other.’”

He said:

“Muqātil and al-Kalbī said: ‘He guided males to mate with females.’ It has also been said: ‘He guided the newborn at birth to suckle at the breast.’ Mujāhid said: ‘He guided people to good and evil, and livestock to pastures.’”

Ibn ‘Atiyyah said:

“These interpretations are examples. It is more accurate to understand the verse generally, encompassing every determination and every form of guidance.”

Abū al-Faraj ibn al-Jawzī mentioned these interpretations and others, listing