Islam Guidance

Verse284

(284) لِلَّهِ ما فِي السَّمَاواتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَإِن تُبْدُواْ مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ اللّهُ

فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاء وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاء وَاللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

284. "To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth; and whether you reveal what is in your minds or hide it, Allah will call you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills, and will punish whom He wills; and Allah is All-Powerful over all things."
Commentary:
This verse, in fact, completes what was said at the end of the previous verse.

It says:
"To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth; and whether you reveal what is in your minds or hide it, Allah will call you to account for it. ..."
Then, the continuation of the verse means that do not suppose that actions such as concealing testimony and heartly sins are covered to Him. No, He is the One Whose sovereignty is over the world of existence and the earth and the heavens totally. So, there will be nothing concealed to Allah.
"... Then He will forgive whom He wills, and will punish whom He wills; ...
At the end of the verse, it says:
"and Allah is All-Powerful over all things."
That is, He is both cognizant due to all the things of the world and able to determine the eligibilities and competencies and He is also able to compensate the disobedients.

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