All Sovereignty and Ownership belongs to God alone

God Almighty, the Creator, informs us about His ownership and what belongs to Him. The word “belong” is defined as the property of a person or thing and is used with the word “to” in referring to the source of ownership. A synonym of the word “belong,” the word “ownership” means belonging to oneself or itself, to have power or mastery over something or someone. In the absolute sense, ownership and belonging are attributes of God alone, and all praise belongs to God.

Praise be to God—to whom belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; all praise is also due to Him in the Hereafter. He is the Most Wise, the Cognizant. (34:1)

There is nothing that we do not own infinite amounts thereof. But we send it down in precise measure. (15:21)

In verse 15:21, the word “we”  is used to denote the participation of angels in carrying out God’s commands. Yet all ownership belongs to God. He does not share His Lordship and Sovereignty with anyone or anything.

He is the One God; there is no other god besides Him. The King, the Most Sacred, the Peace, the Most Faithful,

the Supreme, the Almighty, the Most Powerful, the Most Dignified. God be glorified; far above having partners. (59:23)          

With the revelation of the Quran, God informs humans of what belongs to Him: all praise (28:70, 34:1, 45:36, 64:1), everything in the heavens and the earth (2:116, 225, 284; 3:109, 129; 4:126,131-132; 5:17-18; 6:12, 7:128, 10:55, 68; 16:52; 20:6, 22:64, 24:64, 31:26, 34:1; 42:4, 53; 53:31), everyone in the heavens and the earth (10:66, 21:19; 23:84, 30:26), the east and the west (2:115, 142), the past, present and future (2:255, 10:20, 11:123, 16:77, 19:64, 22:76), the Hereafter and this world (53:25), everything that dwells in the night and the day (6:13), all truth (28:75), all decisions (39:63, 82:19), all power (2:165, 10:65), all ruling (12:40), all kingship (2:107, 35:13, 57:2,5; 64:1, 67:1, 85:9), all dignity (4:139, 35:10, 63:8), all intercession (39:44), all forces (48:7), all sovereignty (3:189, 5:17-18, 120; 6:73, 7:158, 22:56, 24:42, 25:2, 26; 28:88; 39:6; 40:16, 42:49, 45:27), all supremacy (45:37), all judgements and the Day of Judgement (1:4, 11:43, 12:67, 26:82, 28:70), the ultimate scheming (3:54, 7:183, 8:30, 13:42, 68:45).

Commensurate with His Sovereignty and Ownership, God has full control of all things (4:126, 8:17), all matters (3:109, 11:123, 22:76, 42:53, 57:5), and life and death (7:158, 9:116, 57:2). He knows every condition you may be in (24:64), every thought in the heaven and the earth (21:4), the innermost thoughts (2:235), your secrets and declarations (16:19), and anything that happens on earth, or to you, has already been recorded, even before the creation (57:22)

Notwithstanding the awesome reality that God alone is our Lord and Master to whom all of creation belongs, we humans, created with free will, first fell prey to Satan’s lies when we were in Paradise. We did not heed God’s warning that Satan is our ardent enemy.

Did I not covenant with you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not worship the devil? That he is your most ardent enemy? (36:60)

The devil whispered to them, in order to reveal their bodies, which were invisible to them. He said, “Your Lord did not forbid you from this tree, except to prevent you from becoming angels, and from attaining eternal existence.” (7:20)

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