Allah tells us that He is the Creator, Lord, Sovereign and Controller of all
things; everything is subject to His dominion, power and guardianship.
[لَّهُ مَقَالِيدُ
السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ]
(To Him belong the Maqalid of the heavens and the earth.) Mujahid said,
"Maqalid means `keys' in Persian.'' This was also the view of Qatadah, Ibn Zayd
and Sufyan bin `Uyaynah. As-Suddi said:
[لَّهُ مَقَالِيدُ
السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ]
(To Him belong the Maqalid of the heavens and the earth.) "The treasures of
the heavens and the earth.'' Both opinions mean that the control of all things
is in the Hand of Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, for His is the dominion
and to Him is the praise, and He is able to do all things. He says:
[وَالَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ بِـَايَـتِ اللَّهِ]
(And those who disbelieve in the Ayat of Allah,) meaning, His proof and
evidence,
[أُولَـئِكَ هُمُ
الْخَـسِرُونَ]
(such are they who will be the losers.)
[قُلْ أَفَغَيْرَ
اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُونِّى أَعْبُدُ أَيُّهَا الْجَـهِلُونَ ]
(Say: "Do you order me to worship other than Allah O you fools!'') The reason
for the revelation of this Ayah was narrated by Ibn Abi Hatim and others from
Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, that the idolators in their ignorance
called the Messenger of Allah to worship their gods, then they would worship his
God with him. Then these words were revealed:
[قُلْ أَفَغَيْرَ
اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُونِّى أَعْبُدُ أَيُّهَا الْجَـهِلُونَ - وَلَقَدْ أُوْحِىَ
إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ
وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَـسِرِينَ ]
(Say: "Do you order me to worship other than Allah O you fools!'' And indeed
it has been revealed to you, as it was to those before you: "If you join others
in worship with Allah, surely your deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly
be among the losers.'') This is like the Ayah:
[وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُواْ
لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ]
(But if they had joined in worship others with Allah, all that they used to
do would have been of no benefit to them.) (6:88).
[بَلِ اللَّهَ
فَاعْبُدْ وَكُن مِّنَ الشَّـكِرِينَ ]
(Nay! But worship Allah, and be among the grateful.) means, `you and those
who follow you and believe in you should make your worship sincerely for Allah
Alone, with no partner or associate.'
[وَمَا قَدَرُواْ
اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالاٌّرْضُ جَمِيعـاً قَبْضَـتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ
وَالسَّمَـوَتُ مَطْوِيَّـتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ سُبْحَـنَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا
يُشْرِكُونَ ]
(67. They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him. And on the
Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the
heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified be He, and High be He
above all that they associate as partners with Him!)
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