6. Sura al-Anam

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ...

6: 73. It is He Who created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions):

C896. The argument mounts up here, leading to the great insight of Abraham the true in faith, who did not stop short at the wonders of nature, but penetrated "from nature up to nature's God."

Allah not only created the heavens and the earth: with every increase of knowledge we see in what true and perfect proportions all Creation is held together.

Creatures are subject to Time, but the Creator is not; His word is the key that opens the door of existence. It is not only the starting point of existence, but the whole measure and standard of Truth and Right. there may possibly be, to our sight in this great world, aberrations of human or other wills, but the moment the trumpet sounds for the last day, His Judgement seat will, with perfect justice, restore the dominion of Right and Reality. For His knowledge and wisdom cover all reality.

...وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ كُن فَيَكُونُ...

the day He saith, "Be," Behold! it is.

...قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّ وَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّوَرِ...

His Word is the truth.

His will be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown.

...عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ ﴿٧٣﴾

He knoweth the Unseen as well as that which is open.

For He is the Wise, well acquainted (with all things).

Asad’s Version:

6: 73 And He it is who has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth – and whenever He says, “Be,” His word comes true; and His will be the dominion on the Day when the trumpet [of resurrection] is blown.

He knows all that is beyond the reach of a created being’s perception, as well as all that can be witnessed by a creature’s senses or mind: for He alone is truly wise, all-aware. Asad see sura 10, note 11, and note 65 The term “ash-shahadah” (that can be witnessed) and “ al-ghayb” (beyond human perception).