فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا 5
Translations
And those who arrange [each] matter,
Transliteration
Fal-mudabbirāti amrā
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah refers to the angels who manage and execute Allah's commands and affairs in creation. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari interpret 'al-mudabbirāt' (those who arrange/manage) as the angels responsible for directing worldly and cosmic matters according to Allah's divine will. The ayah emphasizes that all affairs of creation are ultimately governed by obedient servants of Allah under His supreme authority.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of Surah An-Nazi'at, a Meccan surah that begins with oaths sworn by different categories of angels, establishing the certainty of the Day of Judgment. The surah opens with five oaths (79:1-5) describing various angelic functions, building toward the affirmation that the Day of Resurrection is absolutely true and inevitable.
Related Hadiths
Sahih Muslim records that the Prophet (ﷺ) said angels come down in shifts, some by night and some by day, and they all gather at Fajr and Asr prayers. This hadith complements the concept of angels actively managing affairs. Additionally, the Quran states (35:1) 'Praise be to Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, who made the angels messengers having wings two, three, and four,' emphasizing their active role in Allah's creation.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that despite life's apparent chaos, everything is ordered and managed by Allah's appointed servants, offering comfort that our affairs are ultimately in the hands of the All-Knowing, All-Wise Creator. It should inspire trust in Divine providence and recognition of the unseen realm of angels working ceaselessly to fulfill Allah's will.
Related Ayahs
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.
ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.