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Sura 56
Aya 72
72
أَأَنتُم أَنشَأتُم شَجَرَتَها أَم نَحنُ المُنشِئونَ

Ali Unal

Is it you who bring into being the tree for it, or is it We bring it into being?1
  • The origin of almost all kinds of fuel, including petrol is wood and/or plants, either directly or indirectly, through decay under the ground. This verse particularly refers to the trees of Markh and ‘Afār, which grow in the Arabian desert and from which people kindle fire (see 36: 80, note 24).