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Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 5

سورة الحديد، الآية ٥

57:5 Juz 27 Hizb 54 Page 538 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 57:5

لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ ۝٥

Transliteration

lahu mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa-ilā l-lahi tur'jaʿu l-umūru

Translation

His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. And to Allāh are returned [all] matters.

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Verse 5 of Surah Al-Hadid (57:5), a Medinan surah, is in juz 27, on page 538 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 5

Al-Mukhtasar

To Him alone belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and to Him alone return all affairs. He will then take the creations to account on the Day of Judgement and requite them for their deeds.

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Other translations of verse 5

To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth, and to Allah will return all matters.

His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And to Allâh return all the matters (for decision).

His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah (all) things are brought back.

To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all affairs are referred back to Allah.

His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah are (all) affairs returned.

To Him (belongs) the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah (all) Commands are returned.

Verse 5 word by word

  1. لَّهُۥ lahu For Him
  2. مُلْكُ mul'ku (is the) dominion م ل ك
  3. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens س م و
  4. وَٱلْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth أ ر ض
  5. وَإِلَى wa-ilā and to
  6. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
  7. تُرْجَعُ tur'jaʿu will be returned ر ج ع
  8. ٱلْأُمُورُ l-umūru the matters أ م ر

Verses related to verse 5

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Layl 92:13

    وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

    And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

  • Al-Qasas 28:70

    وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And He is Allāh; there is no deity except Him. To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Saba 34:1

    ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Aware.

  • Maryam 19:93–95

    إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدًا …

    There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant. …

  • An-Nisa 4:40

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَٰعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    Indeed, Allāh does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.

  • Al-Anbya 21:47

    وَنَضَعُ ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـًٔا وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ

    And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • An-Nur 24:42

    وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Allāh is the destination.

  • Al-Baqarah 2:107

    أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    Do you not know that to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and [that] you have not besides Allāh any protector or any helper?

  • Al-Baqarah 2:210

    هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ ٱلْغَمَامِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    Do they await but that Allāh should come to them in covers of clouds and the angels [as well] and the matter is [then] decided? And to Allāh [all] matters are returned.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:109

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    To Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allāh will [all] matters be returned.

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:40

    أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Do you not know that to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills, and Allāh is over all things competent.

  • Al-A’raf 7:158

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ فَـَٔامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ٱلنَّبِىِّ ٱلْأُمِّىِّ ٱلَّذِى يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَٱتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    Say, [O Muḥammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allāh to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allāh and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allāh and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.

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