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مالك يوم الدين ٤
مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ٤
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ﱏ
ﱐ
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Master of the Day of Judgment.
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Abū Jaʿfar
Madinah
Ibn ʿĀmir
Damascus
Nāfiʿ
Madinah
Ḥamzah
Kufah
Ibn Kathīr
Makkah
Khalaf
Kufah
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Basrah
al-Kisāʾī
Kufah
Yaʿqūb
Basrah
ʿĀṣim
Kufah
Readings
مَالِكِ
māliki yawmi d-dīni
“Owner of the Day of Judgement”
This denotes the concept of ownership and God’s ability to do on that Day as He pleases.
مَلِكِ
maliki yawmi d-dīni
“King of the Day of Judgement”
This describes God’s sovereignty and authority.

Explanation

These readings provide complementary meanings, as both these realities hold true for Almighty God; it is as though two verses here are combined in one.

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran