al-Arḍ is interpreted in seven ways:
1. By al-Arḍ, the "paradisal earth" is meant; as in the following verse:
He made us inherit the earth {that is, the paradisal earth}; we may settle wherever we wish in Paradise. (al-Zumar 39:74)
And We have already written in the Book [of Psalms] after the dhikr (reminder) that My righteous servants shall inherit the earth {that is, specifically the paradisal earth}. (al-Anbiyāʾ 21:105)
2. By al-Arḍ, specifically the Holy Land (Arḍ al-Muqaddasa) in al-Shām is meant; as in the following verse:
And We made the oppressed people inherit the eastern parts of the earth (that is, of Jordan and Palestine)... (al-Aʿrāf 7:137)
And We saved him and Lot and brought them to the land which We had blessed for the worlds {that is, the Holy Land}. (al-Anbiyāʾ 21:71)
3. By al-Arḍ, specifically the land/territory of Medina is meant; as in the following verses:
O My believing servants! Indeed, My earth {that is, specifically the land of Medina} is spacious. So worship only Me! (al-ʿAnkabūt 29:56)
With this command, they are ordered to emigrate there [to Medina].
Was not the earth of Allah {that is, the land of Medina} spacious enough for you to emigrate therein? (al-Nisāʾ 4:97)
Whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. (al-Nisāʾ 4:100)
4. By al-Arḍ, specifically the land/territory of Mecca is meant; as in the following verses:
Do they not see that We come to the earth (that is, the land/territory of Mecca) reducing it from its borders? (al-Raʿd 13:41)
They will say, "What put you in such a condition?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land (that is, the land/territory of Mecca)." (al-Nisāʾ 4:97)
Do they not see that We come to the earth {that is, specifically the land/territory of Mecca} reducing it from its borders? So are they the victors? (al-Anbiyāʾ 21:44)
5. By the word al-Arḍ, specifically the land/territory of Egypt is meant; as in the following verses:
[Joseph said]: "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land (that is, the land of Egypt)." (Yūsuf 12:55)
And thus We established Joseph in the land (that is, the land/territory of Egypt). (Yūsuf 12:21)
[The eldest of Joseph's brothers said]: "I will never leave this land (that is, the land of Egypt) until my father permits me..." (Yūsuf 12:80)
Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land {that is, the land of Egypt}. (al-Qaṣaṣ 28:4)
But We intended to favor those who were oppressed in the land (that is, the land of Egypt)... (al-Qaṣaṣ 28:5)
And to establish them in the land (that is, the land of Egypt)... (al-Qaṣaṣ 28:6)
Indeed, the land (that is, the land of Egypt) belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. (al-Aʿrāf 7:128)
Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors in the land (that is, the land of Egypt). (al-Aʿrāf 7:129)
...or that he should cause corruption in the land {that is, the land of Egypt}. (al-Muʾmin 40:26)
O my people! Today sovereignty is yours, [being] dominant in the land {that is, the land of Egypt}. (al-Muʾmin 40:29)
6. By al-Arḍ, the lands of the Muslims are meant; as in the following verse:
Indeed, Gog and Magog are causing corruption in the land (that is, in the lands of the Muslims). (al-Kahf 18:94)
7. By al-Arḍ, the whole earth is meant; as in the following verses:
There is no creature moving on the earth (that is, on the whole earth) nor any bird flying with its wings but... (al-Anʿām 6:38)
If all the trees on the earth (that is, on the whole earth) were pens... (Luqmān 31:27)
There are many similar verses.