Allah's Sovereignty and the Prostration of All Creation

Al-Hajj — Verses 17–18 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالصَّابِئِينَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالْمَجُوسَ وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ ١٧

Verily, those who believe (in Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW), and those who are Jews, and the Sabians, and the Christians, and the Magians, and those who worship others besides Allah, truly, Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Verily! Allah is Witness over all things.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
Verily, those who believe (in Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW),
وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا
and those who are Jews,
وَالصَّابِئِينَ
and the Sabians,
وَالنَّصَارَىٰ
and the Christians,
وَالْمَجُوسَ
and the Magians,
وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا
and those who worship others besides Allah,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۚ
truly, Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
Verily! Allah is Witness over all things.

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَالنُّجُومُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالدَّوَابُّ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنَ النَّاسِ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَذَابُ ۗ وَمَن يُهِنِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِن مُّكْرِمٍ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۩ ١٨

See you not that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and Ad-Dawab (moving living creatures, beasts, etc.), and many of mankind? But there are many (men) on whom the punishment is justified. And whomsoever Allah disgraces, none can honour him. Verily! Allah does what He wills.

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُ
See you not that to Allah prostrates
مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ
whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth,
وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَالنُّجُومُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالدَّوَابُّ
and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and Ad-Dawab (moving living creatures, beasts, etc.),
وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنَ النَّاسِ ۖ
and many of mankind?
وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَذَابُ ۗ
But there are many (men) on whom the punishment is justified.
وَمَن يُهِنِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِن مُّكْرِمٍ ۚ
And whomsoever Allah disgraces, none can honour him.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۩
Verily! Allah does what He wills.