وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ 27
Translations
And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose.
Transliteration
Wa-lillahi mulku as-samawati wal-ard. Wa-yawma taqomu as-sa'atu yawma-idhin yakhsaru al-mubtilun.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah affirms that all sovereignty and dominion of the heavens and earth belong exclusively to Allah, establishing His absolute authority over all creation. On the Day of Judgment when the Hour is established, those who pursued falsehood and rejected the truth will suffer great loss—losing their worldly pursuits, their excuses, and their eternal salvation. Classical scholars like Al-Qurtubi emphasize that this verse serves as both a warning to the disbelievers and a consolation to the believers that ultimate justice rests with Allah alone.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Jathiyah is a Meccan surah primarily concerned with refuting polytheism and establishing monotheistic doctrine. This verse appears near the end of the surah as a conclusive statement reinforcing Allah's supreme dominion and the inevitable consequences on the Day of Judgment for those who persist in falsehood.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The best supplication is asking for forgiveness, and the best provision is to have taqwa (God-consciousness)' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi). While not directly about this ayah, it relates to avoiding loss through conscious adherence to truth.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds us that earthly power and status are temporary illusions—true dominion belongs only to Allah, and all will face accountability on the Day of Judgment. For believers, this should strengthen conviction in Allah's justice and encourage steadfastness in truth, knowing that ultimate victory belongs to those who follow divine guidance.
Related Ayahs
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا ۖ وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ
And that it is He who enriches and suffices
يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لَا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِىٌّ وَسَعِيدٌ
The Day it comes no soul will speak except by His permission. And among them will be the wretched and the prosperous.
فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
But if they turn away, [O Muḥammad], say, "Sufficient for me is Allāh; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."