The Troops, Throngs, The Companies — Verse 62
39:62 · az-Zumar
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ٱللَّهُ خَـٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ وَكِیلࣱ ٦٢
al-lahu khāliqu kulli shayin wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayin wakīlu
The Troops, Throngs, The Companies / az-Zumar (39:62)
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Q 6:88 (al-An`am)
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Q 39:57 (az-Zumar)
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Ma'arif-ul-Quran 1 verse
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) 1 verse
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God is the Creator of all things; He has charge of everything
al-lahu khāliqu kulli shayin wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayin wakīlu
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Allah is the Creator and Controller, and associating others in worship with Him cancels out Good ...
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 ﷺ 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.'
God is the Creator of all things and He is Guardian over all things disposing of them as He will.
الله تعالى هو خالق الأشياء كلها، وربها ومليكها والمتصرف فيها، وهو على كل شيء حفيظ يدَبِّر جميع شؤون خلقه.
يخبر تعالى أنه خالق الأشياء كلها وربها ومليكها والمتصرف فيها وكل تحت تدبير وقهره وكلاءته.
ثم ساق - سبحانه - ما يدل على كمال قدرته فقال : ( الله خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ على كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ) .أى : الله - تعالى - هو وحده الخالق لكل شئ فى هذا الكون ، وهو - سبحانه - المتصرف فى كل شئ فى هذا الوجود ، بحيث لا يخرج مخلوق عن إذنه ومشيئته .
وقوله: ( اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ) يقول تعالى ذكره: الله الذي له الألوهة من كل خلقه الذي لا تصلح العبادة إلا له, خالق كل شيء, لا ما لا يقدر على خلق شيء, وهو على كل شيء وكيل ، يقول: وهو على كل شيء قيم بالحفظ والكلاءة.
( الله خالق كل شيء وهو على كل شيء وكيل ) أي : الأشياء كلها موكولة إليه فهو القائم بحفظها .
اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ (62)
يخبر تعالى عن عظمته وكماله، الموجب لخسران من كفر به فقال: { اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ } هذه العبارة وما أشبهها، مما هو كثير في القرآن، تدل على أن جميع الأشياء - غير اللّه - مخلوقة، ففيها رد على كل من قال بقدم بعض المخلوقات، كالفلاسفة القائلين بقدم الأرض والسماوات، وكالقائلين بقدم الأرواح، ونحو ذلك من أقوال أهل الباطل، المتضمنة تعطيل الخالق عن خلقه.وليس كلام اللّه من الأشياء المخلوقة، لأن الكلام صفة المتكلم، واللّه تعالى بأسمائه وصفاته أول ليس قبله شيء، فأخذ أهل الاعتزال من هذه الآية ونحوها أنه مخلوق، من أعظم الجهل، فإنه تعالى لم يزل بأسمائه وصفاته، ولم يحدث له صفة من صفاته، ولم يكن معطلا عنها بوقت من الأوقات، والشاهد من هذا، أن اللّه تعالى أخبر عن نفسه الكريمة أنه خالق لجميع العالم العلوي والسفلي، وأنه على كل شيء وكيل، والوكالة التامة لا بد فيها من علم الوكيل، بما كان وكيلا عليه، وإحاطته بتفاصيله، ومن قدرة تامة على ما هو وكيل عليه، ليتمكن من التصرف فيه، ومن حفظ لما هو وكيل عليه، ومن حكمة، ومعرفة بوجوه التصرفات، ليصرفها ويدبرها على ما هو الأليق، فلا تتم الوكالة إلا بذلك كله، فما نقص من ذلك، فهو نقص فيها.ومن المعلوم المتقرر، أن اللّه تعالى منزه عن كل نقص في صفة من صفاته،.فإخباره بأنه على كل شيء وكيل، يدل على إحاطة علمه بجميع الأشياء، وكمال قدرته على تدبيرها، وكمال تدبيره، وكمال حكمته التي يضع بها الأشياء مواضعها.
أي حافظ وقائم به .وقد تقدم .
The existence of the Universe is proof of the existence of its Creator. Similarly, the conduct of the affairs of the universe in a meaningful and systematic manner proves that, at all times, a Supreme Caretaker is watching over it. If one gives serious consideration to these things, one will find in the universe the sign of its Creator and also the sign of its Organizer and Designer. Under these circumstances, those who worship beings other than God are indulging in an action which has absolutely no value in the present universe, because as the Creator and Organizer is one and the same, worshipping Him alone will be of avail to man. Worshipping anybody other than that Being amounts to calling upon a totally non-existent entity.
In verse 59, it was said: بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَاءَتْكَ آيَاتِي فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا (Why not? My verses had reached you, but you called them untrue, and waxed proud, and became of those who disbelieved...). In this verse, what the disbelievers said in: (If Allah were to show me the way, I would have surely been among those who fear Allah",- 39:57) has been answered. The outcome of this verse is that Allah had already given the necessary guidance, fully and conclusively. He had sent His books, verses and signs. Therefore, their claim that Allah gave them no guidance was absurd. Of course, once He had given the guidance, Allah never forced anyone to be good and obedient. In fact, every servant of His was given the choice to take to either the way of the truth or the way of the false. This was a test for the maker of the choice. On this depended his or her success or failure. Whoever took to the way of error by one's own free will, choice and volition, he or she is, himself or herself, responsible for it.
(Allah is Creator of all things) all things come from Allah, (and He is Guardian over all things) He is responsible for the provision of all creatures; it is also said that this means: He is a Witness over all things relating to their works.