19. Surah Maryam
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
رَبُّ
السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَالْأَرْضِ
وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا...
19: 65. "Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that is between them:
...فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ ...
so worship Him, and be constant and patient in His worship:
...هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا ﴿٦٥﴾
knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as He?"
C2515. The more we taste of the truth and mystery of life, the more do we realise that there is no one to be mentioned in the same breath as Allah.
He is above all names. But when we think of His beautiful qualities, and picture them to ourselves by names which give us some idea of Him, we can search the whole wide world of our imagination, and we shall not find another to be compared with Him in name or quality.
He is the One: praise be to Him!
19:65
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[[Asad’s note - 50 I.e., that which even the angels can only glimpse but not fully understand. Literally, the above phrase reads, "that which is between our hands and that which is behind us and that which is between these". Regarding this idiomatic expression, see 2:255 - "He knows all that lies open before men and all that is hidden from them" - and the corresponding note 247. The reference to the angels connects with the preceding mention of some of the earlier prophets who, like Muhammad, were recipients of divine revelation. ]]
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20. Sura Taha
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
تَنزِيلًا
مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ
الْأَرْضَ
وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ
الْعُلَى ﴿٤﴾
20: 4. A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens on high.
الرَّحْمَنُ
عَلَى الْعَرْشِ
اسْتَوَى ﴿٥﴾
20: 5. (Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority).
If things seem to be wrong in our imperfect vision on this earth, we must remember Allah, Who encompasses all Creation and sits on the throne of Grace and Mercy, is in command, and our Faith tells us that all must be right.
Allah's authority is not like an authority on earth, which may be questioned, or which may not last. His authority is "firmly established".
لَهُ
مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا
وَمَا تَحْتَ
الثَّرَى ﴿٦﴾
20: 6. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil.
C2537. An exhaustive definition of everything we can conceive of;
- what is in the heavens,
- on the earth,
- or between,
- or within the bowels of the earth.
Other Versions:
(20:4) a revelation from Him who has created the earth and the high heavens –
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(20:5) the Most Gracious, established on the throne of His almightiness?
20:6
Unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth, as well as all that is between them and all that is beneath the sod.
