Surah 35. Fatir, Ayah 41
| ۞ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَنْ تَزُولَا ۚ وَلَئِنْ زَالَتَا إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا |
| Transliteration | : | 'inna 'allaah yumsik as- samaawaat wa- al- 'ard. 'an tazolaa wa- la- 'in zaalataa 'in amsaka -humaa min 'ah.ad min bacdi -hi 'inna -hu kaana h.alem(an) ghafor(an) |
| Pickthall | : | Lo! Allah graspeth the heavens and the earth that they deviate not, and if they were to deviate there is not one that could grasp them after Him. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving. |
| Asad | : | Verily, it is God [alone] who upholds the celestial bodies29 and the earth, lest they deviate [from their orbits]-for if they should ever deviate, there is none that could uphold them after He will have ceased to do so.30 [But,] verily, He is ever-forbearing, much-for-giving!31 |
| Malik | : | It is Allah Who keeps the heavens and the earth from slipping out of their places. Should they ever slip, none can hold them back besides Him; certainly He is Most Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | It is Allah Who sustains the heavens and the earth lest they cease (to function): and if they should fail there is none not one can sustain them thereafter: verily He is Most Forbearing Oft-Forgiving. 3933 3934 |
Note - 29Lit., "the heavens" - in this case apparently a metonym
for all the stars, galaxies, nebulae, etc., which
traverse the cosmic spaces in obedience to a most
intricate system of God-willed laws, of which the law of
gravity, perhaps most obvious to man, is but one.
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Note - 30Lit., "after Him". This seems to be an allusion to the
Last Hour, which, according to the Qur'an, will be
heralded by a cosmic catastrophe.
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Note - 31I.e., inasmuch as He does not speed up the end of the
world despite the sinfulness of most of its inhabitants,
and neither punishes without giving the sinner time to
reflect and to repent (cf. verse {45}).
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Note - 3933The universe, as we know it, shows not only evidence of
initial designs, but also the working of the Creator who
constantly sustains it. That is Allah. If you could
imagine that removed, what is there to keep it going?
There would only be chaos.
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Note - 3934Allah's world goes on according to the laws and decrees
established by Him. There are occasional lapses and
deviations on the part of His creatures. But He does not
punish every petty fault. One of His merciful qualities
is that of repeated forbearance and forgiveness.
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Lit., "the heavens" - in this case apparently a metonym for all the stars, galaxies, nebulae, etc., which traverse the cosmic spaces in obedience to a most intricate system of God-willed laws, of which the law of gravity, perhaps most obvious to man, is but one. |
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Lit., "after Him". This seems to be an allusion to the Last Hour, which, according to the Qur'an, will be heralded by a cosmic catastrophe. |
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The universe, as we know it, shows not only evidence of initial designs, but also the working of the Creator who constantly sustains it. That is Allah. If you could imagine that removed, what is there to keep it going? There would only be chaos. |
