وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥ قَـٰنِتُونَ 26
Translations
And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and earth. All are to Him devoutly obedient.
Transliteration
Wa lahu man fi as-samawati wa al-ardi, kullun lahu qanirun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah affirms that everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Allah alone, and all creation submits to His will in obedience (qanit). According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi, this verse emphasizes Allah's absolute ownership and sovereignty over all existence, with qanit (قانتون) denoting willing submission and devoted obedience to His divine authority. The ayah serves as a powerful reminder that regardless of human claims of ownership or independence, all beings are ultimately subject to Allah's dominion.
Revelation Context
Surah Ar-Rum was revealed in Mecca during a period of intense opposition to the Prophet Muhammad. This ayah appears within a passage (30:20-35) that emphasizes Allah's creative power and absolute dominion, presented as evidence against polytheism and idolatry. The broader context addresses the futility of associating partners with Allah when He alone controls all of creation.
Related Hadiths
The concept is reinforced in Sahih Bukhari (Hadith 4725) where the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'The most truthful word spoken by a poet is Labid's verse: "Indeed everything other than Allah is false."' This hadith aligns with the ayah's message of Allah's exclusive reality and dominion.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers to recognize that true freedom and security come through conscious submission to Allah rather than seeking independence from Him. In practical terms, it encourages believers to align their hearts and actions with divine will, knowing that this obedience reflects the natural order established by the Creator.
Related Ayahs
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ هَلْ مِنْ خَـٰلِقٍ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ
O mankind, remember the favor of Allāh upon you. Is there any creator other than Allāh who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?
فَتَعَـٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
So exalted is Allāh, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
He neither begets nor is born,
لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۚ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا إِنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُهْلِكَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ۗ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۚ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allāh is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allāh at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allāh is over all things competent.