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Surah An-Nur, Verse 42

سورة النور، الآية ٤٢

24:42 Juz 18 Hizb 36 Page 355 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 24:42

وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ۝٤٢

Transliteration

walillahi mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa-ilā l-lahi l-maṣīru

Translation

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

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Verse 42 of Surah An-Nur (24:42), a Medinan surah, is in juz 18, on page 355 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 42

Al-Mukhtasar

To Allah alone belongs supreme authority over the heavens and earth, and to Him alone will everyone return for accountability and requital.

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Other translations of verse 42

To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth, and to Allah is the final return.

And to Allâh belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to Allâh is the return (of all).

And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying.

Yea, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah is the final goal (of all).

And Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah is the eventual coming.

And to Allah is the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah is the Destiny.

Verse 42 word by word

  1. وَلِلَّهِ walillahi And to Allah (belongs)
  2. مُلْكُ mul'ku (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. ٱلْمَصِيرُ l-maṣīru (is) the destination ص ي ر

Verses related to verse 42

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • An-Najm 53:31

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى

    And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward] -

Verses with similar wording

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

  • Al-Hadid 57:5

    لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

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

  • Ali ’Imran 3:189

    وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allāh is over all things competent.

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:17

    لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا إِنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُهْلِكَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allāh is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allāh at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allāh is over all things competent.

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:18

    وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّٰٓؤُهُۥ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allāh and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.

  • Al-Jathiyah 45:27

    وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

    And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose.

  • Al-Fath 48:14

    وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.

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