أَلَآ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ 66
Translations
Unquestionably, to Allāh belongs whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth. And those who invoke other than Allāh do not [actually] follow [His] "partners." They follow not except assumption, and they are not but misjudging.
Transliteration
Alā inna lillāhi man fī al-samāwāti wa-man fī al-arḍ. Wa-mā yattabi' alladhīna yad'ūna min dūni Allāhi shurakā'. In yattabi'ūna illā al-ẓanna wa-in hum illā yakhrusūn.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah establishes that all creatures in the heavens and earth belong solely to Allah, refuting the polytheists' claim that their idols are partners with Allah. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi, the verse emphasizes that those who worship partners besides Allah follow nothing but conjecture and falsehood, engaging in mere guesswork without any evidence or revelation. The word 'yakhrusūn' (they fabricate lies) underscores the baseless nature of polytheistic beliefs.
Revelation Context
Surah Yunus is a Meccan chapter revealed during the early period of Islam when polytheists were staunchly defending their idolatrous practices. This ayah addresses the fundamental monotheistic principle by asserting Allah's exclusive sovereignty over all creation and exposing the logical fallacy of associating partners with Him.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The greatest sin is to associate partners with Allah.' (Sahih Bukhari 6001). Additionally, 'Whoever dies associating partners with Allah enters the Fire.' (Sahih Muslim 91)
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that true faith must be based on clear knowledge and revelation from Allah, not mere assumptions or cultural traditions. For modern readers, it calls to examine whether their beliefs are grounded in evidence and divine guidance, or merely inherited practices without substantive foundation.
Related Ayahs
إِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۚ فَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مُّنكِرَةٌ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ
Your god is one God. But those who do not believe in the Hereafter - their hearts are disapproving, and they are arrogant.
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۗ وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حَدِيثًا
Allāh - there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you for [account on] the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful than Allāh in statement.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَـٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا
Indeed, Allāh does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allāh has certainly gone far astray.
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا
And that it is He who causes death and gives life