Sura 67 The Sovereignty (Al-Mulk)

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

[67:1]Blessed is the One in whose hand is the sovereignty. He is Capable of all things.

[67:2]The One who created death and life so that He may test you as to whose work is better. He is the Dignified, the Forgiver.

[67:3] The One who created seven universes in layers. You do not see any inconsistency in the creation of the Almighty. Return your sight to it: do you see any flaw?

Footnote 67:3 - Yet another of many verses that contain scientific information that was to be discovered many centuries after the revelation of the Quran in the 7th century. The words in 67:3 speak about seven universes. This is in harmony with the current cosmological theory of 'Multiple Universes', which suggests that our universe is one of a number of other universes in existence. We are invited to look up at the sky and observe the universe God created to find that there is not 'any inconsistency' in His creation. The consistency of the universe spoken of in this verse is an accurate description of what is known today as the 'Cosmological Principle'. This principle, first suggested by Isaac Newton, and then confirmed many years later by means of the detailed mapping of the universe by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), states that when viewed on a large scale, the density of galaxies is consistent wherever we look in the sky; the galaxy distribution throughout the universe does not change in any direction.

[67:4] Then return your sight twice over. Your sight will return to you humbled and exhausted.

[67:5] We adorned the lowest universe with lamps and placed in it projectiles against the devils, and We prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.

[67:6] And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell. What a miserable destination!

[67:7] When they are thrown into it, they hear from it an inhaling as it seethes.

[67:8] It almost bursts with rage. Whenever a group was thrown into it, its custodians asked them, "Did not a warner come to you?"

[67:9] They said, "Yes, a warner did come to us, but we denied and said, 'God did not bring down anything. You are in nothing other than great misguidance.' "

[67:10] And they said, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze!"

[67:11] Thus, they confessed their sins, so away with the companions of the Blaze.

[67:12] Those who fear their Lord though unseen shall have forgiveness and a great reward.

[67:13] Whether you keep your utterances secret or openly declare them, He is Knowledgeable of what the chests hold.

[67:14] Would He not know about whom He created when He is the Gentle One, the All-Aware?

[67:15] He is the One who rendered the earth subservient to you, so walk along its paths and eat from His provisions, then to Him is the resurrection.