Tafsir for verse: 39:67
وَمَا قَدَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدۡرِهِۦ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ جَمِيعٗا قَبۡضَتُهُۥ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ مَطۡوِيَّٰتُۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦۚ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ ٦٧ ﴿67
67They did not hold Allah in His true esteem. The whole earth will be in a single grip of His hand on the Day of Doom, and the heavens (will be) rolled up on his right hand. Pure is He, far too higher than what they associate with Him.
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Commentary

And when the estimation was: 'How good are these; and how beautiful when they called you for associating partners with Allah; and they did not worship Him as He should be worshiped; when they associated partners with Him'; he added to it his saying: 'And they did not estimate Allah'; and he manifested the greatest name in its best position; so he said: 'Allah'; meaning: the greatest king; 'as He should be estimated'; meaning: they did not glorify Him as is due to Him; for if time were to be consumed in His worship; and in sincere obedience to Him; to the extent that nothing would be free from it; that would not be His true estimation; so how if some of it were free from it?! So how if others were equated with Him?!

And when he mentioned the greatness of everything that is attributed to Him; it indicated His astonishing power; which is necessary for grasping and folding; by what occurs in the state of folding this universe; he said - as a metaphor for greatness by that -: ﴿and the earth﴾; meaning: while it is; and he preceded it for their direct engagement with it; and their knowledge of its reality; and when what they perceive of it in terms of vastness and size is sufficient for greatness; even if they do not perceive that it is seven; he confirmed with what is suitable for all its levels; as a reminder for the discerning that it is seven; without explicitly stating it; he said: ﴿all together﴾; and when the least and lightest thing for a human is what he holds in his grasp; he exemplified that in his saying - informing about the beginning; singular with the opening of the qaf; because it is more appropriate in belittling great things in relation to His magnificent greatness -: ﴿His grasp﴾. And when there are in this world those who claim kingship, power, greatness, and ability; and the matter in the Hereafter is contrary to this; due to the cessation of causes; he said: ﴿on the Day of Resurrection﴾; and there is no grasp there in reality; nor metaphorically; and likewise folding and the right hand; rather it is an example; and an imagination for the completeness of ability; and when they knew that the heavens are seven; congruent; by what they observe of the movement of the stars; he gathered; so that it would be with “all together”; like the explicit statement in all the earth as well; in his saying: ﴿and the heavens are folded﴾; and when the upper world is more noble; he honored it when exemplifying with the right hand; so he said: ﴿with His right hand﴾; and when this is merely an example by what we are accustomed to; and the intended meaning is the ultimate in ability; he glorified His sacred self from what might be clung to by anthropomorphists; and those who liken Him; so he said: ﴿Glorified is He﴾; meaning: His ability is exalted from this ability; from every blemish of deficiency; and what leads to deficiency from polytheism; and anthropomorphism; and what resembles it; ﴿and exalted﴾; an exaltation that cannot be encompassed; ﴿above what they associate﴾; meaning: indeed His exaltation above that is the exaltation of one who exceeds in it; so He is at the utmost of exaltation; beyond which there is no limit; for if He had a partner, he would have contested Him for this ability; or some of it; preventing Him from something of it; and these objects of worship of theirs; have no ability over anything; Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih; in Tawhid; and others; from Abdullah - may Allah be pleased with him - who said: "A rabbi from the Jews came to the Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - and said: 'When the Day of Resurrection comes, Allah will place the heavens on one finger; and the earths on one finger; and the water and the dust on one finger; and the creatures on one finger; then He will distinguish between them; then He will say: (I am the King);' so I saw the Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - laughing until his molars appeared - in amazement; and in affirmation of his words - then the Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - said: ﴿And they did not appraise Allah with true appraisal﴾; to: ﴿they associate﴾." And the two Shaykhs narrated from Ibn Umar - may Allah be pleased with both of them - who said: The Messenger of Allah - blessings and peace be upon him - said: "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will fold the heavens; then He will take them in His right hand; then He will say: (I am the King; where are the tyrants? Where are the proud?)" And Al-Bukhari narrated from Abu Huraira - may Allah be pleased with him - from the Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - who said: "Allah will grasp the earth on the Day of Resurrection; and fold the heavens with His right hand; then He will say: (I am the King; where are the kings of the earth?)".

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