The Noble Quran English Translation and Tafsir of Surah Al-Mulk Ayah 16-18
67:16 Do you feel secure that He Who is in the heaven will cause the earth to swallow you? Behold, it shakes.
67:17 Or do you feel secure that He Who in the heaven will send against you a squall of stones? Then, you will know how My warning is.
67:18 And verily, those who before them denied. Then, how terrible was My reproach?
Relationship with the Previous Part
Some proofs confirming Allah’s infinite knowledge and perfect ability are mentioned in the previous part. Then, this part mentions more proofs of Allah’s perfect ability to warn the disbelievers and show them that Allah is Able to destroy them by causing the earth to sink beneath them or sending them a squall of stones. It also refers to the fact that Allah destroyed the former nations when they insisted on disbelieving in Allah’s Oneness and His Messengers.
Tafsir
67:16 Do you feel secure that He Who is in the heaven will cause the earth to swallow you? Behold, it shakes.
O disbelievers, do you feel secure that He Who is in the heaven, Allah, will cause the earth to swallow you? Allah has made the earth level so that you can live and move on it easily, and He is able to cause it to shake, sink, and then swallow you. You will not find anyone, who can protect you from Allah’s punishment.
The interrogation is for warning and to inform that Allah is Able to destroy the disbelievers, who worship other gods besides Him, Exalted be He. However, Allah is the All-Most Merciful. He is forbearing and gives people chances to repent of their sins, worship Him alone, and perform righteous deeds for His sake. Had Allah willed, He could destroy the disobedient and disbelievers, but He gives them opportunities to repent of their sins and seek His forgiveness.
67:17 Or do you feel secure that He Who in the heaven will send against you a squall of stones? Then, you will know how My warning is.
O disbelievers, do you feel secure that He Who is in the heaven, Allah, will send against you a squall of stones? When you see Allah’s severe punishment befall you, you will surely know how terrible the warning of Allah is. Thus, beware of His punishment. It will certainly befall those who insist on disbelieving in His Oneness and disobey His commands.
Allah is the All-Mighty and the All-Powerful. If Allah wants, He will send strong wind against the disbelievers that is accompanied by stones and pebbles so that they will be destroyed.
Indeed, the condition of the disbelievers is strange. They know that Allah’s punishment will befall them, but they keep on disbelieving in His Oneness and do not repent of their sins.
67:18 And verily, those who before them denied. Then, how terrible was My reproach?
This is a reminder of what happened to the former disbelievers.
Verily, the disbelievers, who were before the disbelievers of Makkah, such as the People of Prophet Noah and Lot, disbelieved in Allah’s Oneness and His Messengers. Then, Allah’s warning to them was terrible and then He destroyed them.
Learned Lessons from Surah Al-Mulk Ayah 16-18
• Allah is Able. He can make the earth swallow the disbelievers just as He made the earth sink beneath the former disbelievers.
• Allah is Able. He can send strong wind accompanied by stones and pebbles against the disbelievers to destroy them if they insist on disbelieving in His Oneness.
• Warning the disbelievers of the evil consequences of disobeying Allah’s commands.
• The punishment that befell the former disbelievers is a lesson to those who are endowed with sound reason. They will learn from it and not follow in their footsteps.
• Allah’s punishment is severe and it will certainly befall the disbelievers and the wrongdoers.
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