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wa-huwa l-qāhiru fawqa ʿibādihī wa-huwa l-ḥakīmu l-khabīru
And He is the All-dominant over His servants, and He is the All-wise, the All-aware.
— Ali Quli Qarai
6Al-'AnʿāmالأنعامVerse 18 of 165
The Cattle6. Al-'Anʿāmالأنعام
Al An‘ām
The Cattle
MeccanVerse 18 of 165
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 18
18. "And He is the Omnipotent over His servants, and He is the All-Wise, the All -Aware."
In the current Surah, verse No.14, the discussion was about creative power and sustenance of Allah. In verse 15, it was about the Wrath of Allah and Hereafter. In verse 16, the words were upon the Divine rescue and mercy. Verse 17 is about solving the difficulties and reaching the good nesses. So, in this verse, His absolute Power (Omnipotence) is stated about. If it happens that some tyrant persons dominate others for some days because of ignorance, weakness and disunity of people, it is sure that His Omnipotence ruins all these arrangements and, in the frame of wisdom and knowledge, He utilizes His Power and Dominance. That is why the Qur'an says: