The Holy Quran 2:284 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

لِّلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَإِن تُبْدُوا۟ مَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Translation

To Allaah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you make known what is in your hearts or hide it, Allaah will bring you to account for it (will remind you of it on the Day of Qiyaamah). He forgives whoever He wills and punishes whoever He wills. Allaah has control over all things (ownership, knowledge and control of everything are in Allaah's hands).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

An important warning: in this surah rulings of every kind, concerning fundamentals and particulars, acts of worship and dealings, the person and property, have been set out in great abundance, and perhaps this is the reason this surah has been called sanam al-Quran (the summit of the Quran).

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