Gems: Ar Raheem Al Ghafoor

I was reading the first part of a lecture series by Nouman Ali Khan, may Allah swt bless him for all the work he's done. It was on the literary gems of the Quran.

Today's Gem was on Surah Saba: ayah 2

Allah says:

يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ

مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاء وَمَا

يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا وَهُوَ الرَّحِيمُ الْغَفُورُ

"He knows all that goes into the earth and all that comes out of it, and all that descends from the skies and all that ascends into it; and only He is the Most Merciful, the Oft Forgiving. "

What stands out in this verse?

This is the only verse in which Allah's name 'Ar Raheem' comes before 'Al Ghafoor' .. so usually it's 'al Ghafoor ur Raheem' but in this verse it's 'Ar Raheem ul Ghafoor'

SubhanAllah, when we ponder upon the references, we will see the wisdom behind putting Rahmah first and Ghafoor last.

It says -

"He knows what goes into this earth..."

A seed goes into the Earth, but we will also go into it one day, and on that day, we will need the rahmah of Ar Raheem that day.

...'and all that comes out of it...'

A plant comes out of this earth, what will we not also be coming out of it on the day of Resurrection. On that day, we will need the maghfirah of Al Ghafoor.

"...and all that descends from the sky..."

Rain comes down from the sky and it is rahmah for us, and wahy also came down from the sky which is the biggest rahmah in our lives.

"...and all that ascends into it..."

For all the things that ascend to the sky, we need maghfirah for: our duas, our deeds, our souls. And then Allah ends with the subject of the lesson, which is that Allah is Ar Raheem al Ghafoor.

SubhanAllah.