وَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنٍ إِلَّا لِنَعۡلَمَ مَن يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مِمَّنۡ هُوَ مِنۡهَا فِي شَكّٖۗ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ حَفِيظٞ ٢١
Wa mā kāna lahū ʿalayhim min sulṭānin illā linaʿlama may yuʾminu bil-ākhirati mimman huwa minhā fī shakk, wa rabbuka ʿalā kulli shayʾin ḥafīẓ.
And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian.1
Translation: Sahih International
Footnotes (1)
- Protecting and preserving the existence and attributes of His creations.