Surah Al-Mulk 67:30

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.

Dalam ayat ini, Allah menerangkan lagi tanda-tanda kebesaran dan kekuasaan-Nya, setelah pada ayat yang lalu Dia memerintahkan agar bertawakal kepada-Nya. Allah memerintahkan Muhammad mengatakan kepada orang-orang kafir, "Hai orang-orang kafir, cobalah terangkan kepadaku, apa yang terpikir olehmu, seandainya atas kehendak Allah seluruh air yang mengalir di permukaan bumi ini meresap ke dalam tanah, sehingga sumber-sumber air dan sumurmu menjadi kering, timba-timbamu tidak dapat menimba air lagi. Apakah tuhanmu yang lain dapat mendatangkan air itu, sehingga kamu dapat minum, kebun-kebunmu menjadi subur kembali dan binatang-binatang ternakmu dapat berkembang biak? Tidak ada sesuatu pun yang dapat mendatangkan air itu kecuali Allah Yang Maha Pemurah dan Penyayang kepada hamba-hamba-Nya. Kenapa kamu masih menyekutukan-Nya dengan sesuatu yang tidak layak bagi-Nya?"

Ayat ini menyuruh orang-orang kafir membandingkan dasar ketuhanan menurut pengertian mereka dengan sifat pemahaman ketuhanan menurut agama yang disampaikan Muhammad saw. Tuhan yang disembah menurut yang diajarkan Rasulullah adalah Tuhan pencipta seluruh makhluk, dan menjaga kelangsungan hidup semua yang hidup di alam ini. Dia Mahakuasa dan Maha Menentukan segala sesuatu, tidak memerlukan sesuatu apa pun untuk menolong-Nya dan sebagainya. Bukan Tuhan yang dibuat manusia atau diangkat oleh manusia sendiri untuk disembah, seperti pemahaman ketuhanan orang-orang musyrik. Ayat ini seakan mengingatkan mereka bahwa Tuhan yang pantas disembah itu hanyalah Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, tidak beranak, tidak dilahirkan, tidak berserikat dengan suatu apa pun, dan tidak memerlukan makhluk-makhluk lain untuk membantu-Nya melaksanakan setiap urusan.