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ʾa-lā ʾinna li-llāhi mā fī s-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi ʾa-lā ʾinna waʿda llāhi ḥaqqun wa-lākinna ʾaktharahum lā yaʿlamūna
Look! To Allah indeed belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Look! Allah’s promise is indeed true; but most of them do not know.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Yunus – Verse 55
55. “Behold! Verily to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Behold! Verily, Allah’s promise is true, but most of them do not know.”
Then for the reason that people may consider these Divine promises and threats seriously and know that Allah is not unable to do such things, the Qur’an says that whatsoever is in the heavens and on the earth are His, His Lordship and His realm of administration encompasses the world of existence in its entirety and no one can be excluded from His zone of jurisdiction. The verse says:
“Behold! Verily to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth...”
And again, beware that Allah’s promise (concerning punishment of the wrongdoers) is just, though many people (whose unconscious ignorance has darkened their souls) do not know this fact. The verse continues saying:
“…Behold! Verily, Allah’s promise is true, but most of them do not know.”