The explantion of the term ‘aydin’ in Suratudh-Dhariyat, Ayah 47
وَالسَّمَاء بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
“was-sama’a banaynaha bi aydin wa inna la musi^un”
This Ayah means: {Allah created the heavens by His Power.}
Ibn ^Abbas said that ‘aydin’ in this Ayah means “Power.” Aydin here does not denote physical hands because Allah is clear of having such body parts. ‘Aydin’ is the Arabic plural of the term ‘yad’ which has many meanings in the Arabic language, some of which do not befit Allah like the physical hand, and others which befit Allah, like Power and Endowment.