أَلَمۡ
تَرَ
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يَسۡجُدُۤ
لَهُۥۤ
مَن
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَمَن
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَٱلشَّمۡسُ
وَٱلۡقَمَرُ
وَٱلنُّجُومُ
وَٱلۡجِبَالُ
وَٱلشَّجَرُ
وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ
وَكَثِيرٞ
مِّنَ
ٱلنَّاسِۖ
وَكَثِيرٌ
حَقَّ
عَلَيۡهِ
ٱلۡعَذَابُۗ
وَمَن
يُهِنِ
ٱللَّهُ
فَمَا
لَهُۥ
مِن
مُّكۡرِمٍۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يَفۡعَلُ
مَا
يَشَآءُ ۩
١٨
Hast thou not seen that unto Allah payeth adoration whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the hills, and the trees, and the beasts, and many of mankind, while there are many unto whom the doom is justly due. He whom Allah scorneth, there is none to give him honour. Lo! Allah doeth what He will.
— M. Pickthall
Do you not see [i.e., know] that to Allāh prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified.1 And he whom Allāh humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allāh does what He wills.
— Saheeh International
Seest thou not that to Allah bow down in worship all things that are in the heavens and on earth,- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills, the trees, the animals; and a great number among mankind? But a great number are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as Allah shall disgrace,- None can raise to honour: for Allah carries out all that He wills.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Everything prostrates to Allah
Allah tells us that He alone, with no partner or associate, is deserving of worship. Everything prostrates to His might, willingly or unwillingly, and everything prostrates in a manner that befits its nature, as Allah says:
أَوَ لَمْيَرَوْاْ إِلَىخَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِن شَىْء
…Everything prostrates to Allah
Allah tells us that He alone, with no partner or associate, is deserving of worship. Everything prostrates to His might,
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