Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
(And He it is who spread out the earth) He spread out the earth on water (and placed therein firm hills) He created in the earth firm mountains as pillars (and flowing streams) and placed therein flowing rivers, (and of all fruits) and of all the different kinds of fruit (He placed therein two spouses) sweet and sour are one pair, the white and the red are another pair. (He covereth the night with the day) and the day with the night, i.e. He brings the day and removes the night and brings the night and removes the day. (Lo! Herein) in the difference of that which I have mentioned (verily are portents) signs (for people who take thought) in order to reflect.
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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