Qur’an 46:3

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Qur’an 46:3 is a verse in Surah Al-Ahqaf that affirms God as the sole creator of the heavens and the earth and denies the existence of any partners with Him.

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Qur’an 46:3 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Qur’anic verse
addresses Disbelievers who turn away from warning
affirms Tawhid (oneness of God in lordship)
arabicText مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَمَّا أُنذِرُوا مُّعْرِضُونَ
associatedConcept Accountability in the Hereafter
Divine wisdom in creation
Human heedlessness toward divine warnings
canonicalStatus Part of the standard Uthmanic codex
chapterNumber 46
contrastsWith Belief that creation is without purpose
Polytheistic claims of partners with God
denies Existence of partners with God in creation
doctrineCategory Divine decree and appointed term
Qur’anic cosmology
Tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of Lordship) NERFINISHED
englishTranslation We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them except in truth and for a specified term. But those who disbelieve, from that of which they are warned, are turning away.
linguisticFeature Begins with negation of purposeless creation
Contains phrase أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى (specified term)
Contains phrase بِالْحَقِّ (in truth)
Contrasts believers’ understanding with disbelievers’ aversion
Uses particle إِلَّا (illa) for restriction
locatedIn Qur’an NERFINISHED
locatedInSection Juz 26
mentions Appointed term (ajal musamma)
Disbelievers
Earth NERFINISHED
Heavens NERFINISHED
Truth (al-haqq) NERFINISHED
Warning (indhār)
What is between the heavens and the earth
partOf Surah Al-Ahqaf NERFINISHED
recitationPractice Recited in daily prayers and Qur’an recitation
revelationReligion Islam NERFINISHED
scriptureLanguage Classical Arabic
surahName Al-Ahqaf NERFINISHED
surahNameMeaning The Wind-Curved Sandhills NERFINISHED
surahOrderInMushaf 46
surahRevelationPlace Meccan surah
theme Affirmation of God as sole creator
Creation for a fixed appointed term
Creation of the heavens and the earth with truth
Warning to disbelievers
usedIn Exegetical works (tafsir) of Surah Al-Ahqaf
Islamic theological discussions on purpose of creation
usedToSupport Belief that creation is purposeful, not random
Belief that the universe has a finite duration
verseNumber 3

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Al-Ahqaf containsVerse Qur’an 46:3