سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 67
وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ مَطْوِيَّـٰتٌۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿67﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They made not a just estimate of Allâh 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!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
قَدَرُوا۟
qadarū
they appraised
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
حَقَّ
ḥaqqa
(with) true
قَدْرِهِۦ
qadrihi
appraisal
وَٱلْأَرْضُ
wal-arḍu
while the earth
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
entirely
قَبْضَتُهُۥ
qabḍatuhu
(will be) in His Grip
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ
wal-samāwātu
and the heavens
مَطْوِيَّـٰتٌۢ
maṭwiyyātun
(will be) folded
بِيَمِينِهِۦ ۚ
biyamīnihi
in His Right Hand
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ
sub'ḥānahu
Glory be to Him
وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ
wataʿālā
And High is He
عَمَّا
ʿammā
above what
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikūna
they associate (with Him)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Because they did not obey what He conveyed to them through the prophets, nor did they make their worship sincere for Him alone, but instead associated others with Him in it. It is mentioned in a hadith that a Jewish scholar came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "We find in the books regarding Allah that on the Day of Resurrection He will place the heavens on one finger and will say, 'I am the King.'" The Prophet ﷺ smiled and affirmed this, and recited the verse: وما قدروا اللہ (They have not appraised Allah...) Sahih Bukhari, Tafsir Surah Az-Zumar. The belief of the hadith scholars and the Salaf is that the attributes of Allah mentioned in the Quran and authentic ahadith, such as the affirmation of the hand in this verse and the fingers in the hadith, must be believed in without asking how, without likening them to creation, and without interpretation or distortion. Therefore, it is not correct to take the reality mentioned here merely in the sense of dominance and power. 67.1 Regarding this, it is also mentioned in a hadith that then Allah will say: اَنَا المُلْکُ ، اَیْنَ مُلُوک الاٰرْضِ "I am the King, where are the kings of the earth (today)?"
