Surah 39

Surah 39:67

"They have not measured God (with) due measure, when the entire earth will be His handful on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right (hand). Glory to Him! He is exalted above what they associate."
The Idolators did not make a just Estimate of Allah such as is due to Him Verses 39:67
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Verse 67

وَمَا قَدَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدۡرِهِۦ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ جَمِيعٗا قَبۡضَتُهُۥ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ مَطۡوِيَّـٰتُۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦۚ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ

They have not measured God (with) due measure, when the entire earth will be His handful on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right (hand). Glory to Him! He is exalted above what they associate.

{They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him.} means, the idolators did not give Allah His due when they worshipped others alongside Him. He is the Almighty, and there is none mightier than Him; He is the One Who is able to do all things; He is the Owner of all things and everything is under His control and power. Mujahid said, “This was revealed concerning Quraysh.” As-Suddi said, “They did not venerate Him as He deserves to be venerated.” Muhammad bin Ka'b said, “If they had made a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him, they would not have lied.” ‘Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: {They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him.} «Allah will grasp the earth and roll up the heavens in His Right Hand, then He will say: "I am the King, where are the kings of the earth?"» This version was recorded only by Al-Bukhari; Muslim recorded another version. Al-Bukhari also recorded from Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah said: «On the Day of Resurrection, Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, will grasp the earth with one finger, and the heavens will be in His Right Hand, then He will say, "I am the King."» This version was also recorded by Al-Bukhari. It is recorded that Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The Messenger of Allah recited this Ayah on the Minbar one day: {They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him. On the Day of Resurrection the whole 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!} The Messenger of Allah said while moving his hand forward and backward: «And the Lord will glorify Himself, saying "I am Compeller, I am the Proud, I am the King, I am the Mighty, I am the Most Generous."» And the Minbar shook so much that we feared that the Messenger of Allah would fall.” This was also recorded by Muslim, An-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Page 417-420)

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