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Reflections on Surah Ghafir Ayah 16

40:16
يوم هم بارزون لا يخفى على الله منهم شيء لمن الملك اليوم لله الواحد القهار ١٦
يَوْمَ هُم بَـٰرِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌۭ ۚ لِّمَنِ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ ٱلْوَٰحِدِ ٱلْقَهَّارِ ١٦
يَوۡمَﲻ
هُمﲼ
بَٰرِزُونَۖﲽﲾ
لَاﲿ
يَخۡفَىٰﳀ
عَلَىﳁ
ٱللَّهِﳂ
مِنۡهُمۡﳃ
شَيۡءٞۚﳄﳅ
لِّمَنِﳆ
ٱلۡمُلۡكُﳇ
ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖﳈﳉ
لِلَّهِﳊ
ٱلۡوَٰحِدِﳋ
ٱلۡقَهَّارِﳌ
١٦ﳍ
the Day all will appear ˹before Allah˺. Nothing about them will be hidden from Him. ˹He will ask,˺ “Who does all authority belong to this Day? To Allah—the One, the Supreme!1
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Abdus Samiul Basir
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 16:53, 19:65, 40:16, 42:11, 55:29
'Everything in the heavens and the earth prays to Him for help. He is busy at every moment. ' ( Ar-Rahman: verse 29)
(Such as honoring someone, insulting someone, giving life to someone through re-creation, killing someone, etc.).

When the sea is pounding in the wind, the boatmen shout, 'O Allah!'

When the camel driver and the caravan lost their way in the desert, they cried out, 'O Allah!'

When disaster strikes, the afflicted say, 'O A...
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Amer Abbas
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 23:52, 40:16
The Unseen God reminding us through an unseen molecule that we are one vulnerable human community and that He is our lord. No matter how strong we thought we were, He is the only one truly in charge,
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J Yousef
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:39, 13:16, 14:48, 38:65, 39:4, 40:16, 6:18

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The 99 Names of Allah

This name means ‘to dominate over’ or ‘to subdue from above’. God says in the Qur'an: 'And He is the subjugator (Al-Qaahiru) over His servants. And He is the Wise (Al-Hakeem), the Acquainted [with all] (Al-Khabeer). (6:18) Someone with this attribute might be considered a tyrant, which is why God Almighty tells us that this attribute is possessed by the One who is also the Most Wise and the One who is Best Acquainted with everything. This referen...
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J Yousef
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 15:23, 40:16, 57:10

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The 99 Names of Allah

God Almighty is the Inheritor, who remains after all is gone. Imam Al-Ghazali, may God have mercy on him, states that God Almighty is the one to whom possessions return after the owner passes, as He is the One who remains, so everything returns to Him. God says in the Qur'an: 'The Day they come forth nothing concerning them will be concealed from God. To whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day? To God, the One, the Prevailing.' (Qur’an, 40:16) Th...
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