Surah Al-Mulk 67:29

The Death of the Believer will not save the Disbeliever, so let Him reflect upon His Deliverance

Allah says,

(say) `O Muhammad to these idolators who are associating partners with Allah and denying His favors,'

(Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His mercy on us - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment) meaning, `save yourselves, for verily, there is nothing that can rescue you from Allah except repentance, turning to Him for forgiveness and returning to His religion. Your hopes that torment and exemplary punishment will strike us, will not benefit you. Whether Allah punishes us or has mercy on us, there is no escaping from Allah's punishment and painful torment that you will suffer.' Then Allah says,

(Say: "He is the Most Gracious, in Him we believe, and upon Him we rely.) meaning, `we believe in the Lord of all that exists, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and upon Him we rely in all of our affairs.' This is as Allah says,

(So worship Him and rely upon Him.) (11:123) Thus, Allah continues saying,

(So, you will come to know who it is that is in manifest error.) meaning, `between Us and you, and to whom the final end (ultimate victory) will be for in this life and in the Hereafter.'

Reminding of Allah's Blessing by the springing of Water and the Threat of It being taken away Demonstrating how merciful He is to His creatures,

Allah says;

(Say: "Tell me! If your water were to sink away...") meaning, if it were to go away, disappearing into the lowest depths of the earth, then it would not be reachable with iron axes nor strong arms. `Gha'ir' (sinking) as used here in the Ayah, is the opposite of springing forth. This is why Allah says,

(who then can supply you with flowing water) meaning, springing forth, flowing, running upon the face of the earth. This means that no one is able to do this except Allah. So, it is merely out of His favor and His grace that He causes water to spring forth for you, and He makes it run to the various regions of the earth in an amount that is suitable for the needs of servants, be it little or abundant. So Allah's is all the praise and thanks. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Mulk and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

Allah memerintahkan kepada Nabi Muhammad untuk mengatakan kepada orang-orang kafir Mekah, "Hai orang-orang kafir; aku dan pengikut-pengikutku telah beriman kepada Tuhan semesta alam, Tuhan Yang Maha Pemurah dan Maha Penyayang kepada hamba-hamba-Nya, Tuhan yang menetapkan hukum dengan adil. Hanya kepada-Nya sajalah kami serahkan diri dan segala urusan kami, karena Dialah yang menentukan keadaan diri kami dan hanya kepada-Nya sajalah kami mohon pertolongan, karena hanya Dialah yang memberi pertolongan dan memberi kami rezeki untuk kelangsungan hidup dan kehidupan kami. Hanya Dialah yang dapat membebaskan kami dari semua bencana dan malapetaka yang mungkin menimpa kami."

Ayat ini seolah-olah mencela sikap dan tindakan orang-orang kafir yang menyembah patung-patung yang mereka buat sendiri yang tidak dapat memberi manfaat dan mudarat bahkan harus mereka sendiri yang memelihara dan merawatnya. Demikian pula sikap orang-orang kafir yang selalu membangga-banggakan kekayaan, kekuasaan, dan keturunan mereka, sebagaimana Allah berfirman:

Dan mereka berkata, "Kami memiliki lebih banyak harta dan anak-anak (daripada kamu) dan kami tidak akan diazab." (Saba'/34: 35)

Karena kekafiran itu, mereka tidak akan memperoleh kesenangan hidup di akhirat nanti. Kelak mereka akan mengetahui, siapa di antara mereka dan orang-orang mukmin yang menempuh jalan yang benar dan siapa yang menempuh jalan yang sesat. Yang menempuh jalan yang benar sampai ke tempat yang baik penuh kenikmatan dan yang menempuh jalan yang sesat tentu akan sampai di tempat yang sesat pula, penuh kesengsaraan dan penderitaan.