Surah 30

Surah 30:26

"To Him (belongs) whoever is in the heavens and the earth: all are obedient before Him."
Repeating the Creation is easier for Allah Verses 30:26-27
Show Full Scripture Context (30:26-27) — 2 Verses
Verse 26

وَلَهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ كُلّٞ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ

To Him (belongs) whoever is in the heavens and the earth: all are obedient before Him.

Verse 27

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَبۡدَؤُاْ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَهُوَ أَهۡوَنُ عَلَيۡهِۚ وَلَهُ ٱلۡمَثَلُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ

He (it is) who brings about the creation, then restores it – it is easy for Him. (Only) the highest parable in the heavens and the earth (is fitting) for Him. He is the Mighty, the Wise.

Allah says:

Quoted Scripture
"To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth."

means, He owns it and it is enslaved to Him.

{All are obedient to Him.} they are humble before Him and submit to Him, whether willingly or unwillingly.

Repeating the Creation is easier for Allah

Allah’s saying:

Quoted Scripture
"And He it is Who originates the creation, then He will repeat it; and this is easier for Him."

Ibn ‘Abbas said, “This means it is easier for Him.” Mujahid said: “Repeating it is easier for Him than originating it, and originating it is easy for Him.” This was also the view of Ikrimah and others.

Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Prophet said:

«Allah says; “The son of Adam denied Me, and he had no right to do so. And he reviled Me, and he had no right to do so. As for his denying Me, it is his saying: ‘He will not remake me as He originated me' - while originating the creation is not easier for Me than re-creating him. As for his reviling Me, it is his saying: ‘Allah has taken to Himself a son,' while I am the One, the Self-Sufficient Master; I beget not, nor was I begotten, and there is none comparable to Me.”»

This was recorded only by Al-Bukhari.

Quoted Scripture
"His is the highest description in the heavens and in the earth."

‘Ali bin Abi Talib reported Ibn ‘Abbas said, “This is like the Ayah:

There is nothing like Him.” Qatadah said: “His description is La ilaha illallah, and there is no Lord but He.”

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 7, Page 539)

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.