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Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 66

The letter Saad · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 457

رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُ ﴿66﴾
"The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving."
رَبُّ rabbu Lord
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth
وَمَا wamā and whatever
بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between them
ٱلْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu the All-Mighty
ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُ l-ghafāru the Oft-Forgiving

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(Ayah 66) {رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا … :} In this verse, three attributes of Allah Almighty are mentioned which are not found in anyone except Allah. Then why worship anyone else, who is neither One, nor the Owner of might and majesty, nor the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, nor does he possess power and authority in his hand, nor does he have the authority to forgive sins?

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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

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He is the Lord of the heavens, the earth, and whatever is between them, the All-Mighty [66], the All-Forgiving.

[66] In the previous verse, His attribute of being All-Dominant was mentioned, while the addressees were disbelievers. That is, Allah is the One who subdues everything; the disbelievers can never escape His grasp at any time. And in this verse, His attribute of being Most Forgiving is mentioned, meaning that He forgives the sins of those servants who believe and live as His servants.