Surah 67

Surah 67:29

"Say: ‘He is the Merciful. We believe in Him, and in Him we put our trust. Soon you will know who it is (who is) clearly astray.’"
The Death of the Believer will not save the Disbeliever, so let Him reflect upon His Deliverance Verses 67:28-30
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Verse 28

قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَهۡلَكَنِيَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِيَ أَوۡ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ مِنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٖ

Say: ‘Have you considered? If God destroys me and whoever is with me, or has compassion on us, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?’

Verse 29

قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَاۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ هُوَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ

Say: ‘He is the Merciful. We believe in Him, and in Him we put our trust. Soon you will know who it is (who is) clearly astray.’

Verse 30

قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَصۡبَحَ مَآؤُكُمۡ غَوۡرٗا فَمَن يَأۡتِيكُم بِمَآءٖ مَّعِينِۭ

Say: ‘Have you considered? If one morning your water should sink (into the ground), who would bring you flowing water?’

The Death of the Believer will not save the Disbeliever, so let Him reflect upon His Deliverance. Allah says, {Say} 'O Muhammad to these idolaters who are associating partners with Allah and denying His favors,' {Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His mercy on us - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?} meaning, 'save yourselves, for verily, there is nothing that can rescue you from Allah except repentance, turning to Him for forgiveness and returning to His religion. Your hopes that torment and exemplary punishment will strike us, will not benefit you. Whether Allah punishes us or has mercy on us, there is no escaping from Allah's punishment and painful torment that you will suffer.' Then Allah says, {Say: "He is the Most Gracious, in Him we believe, and upon Him we rely.} meaning, 'we believe in the Lord of all that exists, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and upon Him we rely in all of our affairs.' This is as Allah says, {So worship Him and rely upon Him.} (11:123) Thus, Allah continues saying, {So, you will come to know who it is that is in manifest error.} meaning, 'between Us and you, and to whom the final end (ultimate victory) will be for in this life and in the Hereafter.' Reminding of Allah's Blessing by the springing of Water and the Threat of It being taken away. Demonstrating how merciful He is to His creatures, Allah says; {Say: "Tell me! If your water were to sink away"} meaning, if it were to go away, disappearing into the lowest depths of the earth, then it would not be reachable with iron axes nor strong arms. 'Gha'ir' (sinking) as used here in the Ayah, is the opposite of springing forth. This is why Allah says, {who then can supply you with flowing water?} meaning, springing forth, flowing, running upon the face of the earth. This means that no one is able to do this except Allah. So, it is merely out of His favor and His grace that He causes water to spring forth for you, and He makes it run to the various regions of the earth in an amount that is suitable for the needs of servants, be it little or abundant. So Allah's is all the praise and thanks. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Mulk and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (N/A)

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).

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