Transliteration:( Am amintum man fissamaaa'i ai yursila 'alaikum haasiban fasata'lamoona kaifa nazeer )
35. This tells us that being bereft of the fear of Allah Almighty is the practice of the infidels, and placing hope in him is the lofty habit of the believer. In times of safety, there is no fear. While in hope there is presence of fear as well. This means be fearful, lest due to your sins such heavenly stones begin to fall upon you like they fell on the people of Lut. May Allah protect us!
36. This means to declare faith after seeing the punishment, because declaration of faith at that time may have no credence. Faith should be in the unseen. It should be remembered that here, saying: "Whose kingdom is in the heaven," He has shown that idols are not worthy of being feared. Fear Him Whose kingdom is in the heavens. However, this does not mean that Allah Almighty resides in the heavens, as He is free from space.
The tafsir of Surah Al-Mulk verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Mulk ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 19.
(67:17) Do you feel secure that He Who is in the heaven will not let loose upon you a storm of stones?[26] Then shall you know what My warning is like![27]
26. The object is to impress this: Your very survival and well-being on the earth are at all times dependent upon Allah Almighty’s grace and bounty: you are not strutting about on this earth at will by your own power: you are under obligation only to Allah’s protection for each moment of your life that you are passing here, otherwise Allah at any moment may cause such an earthquake to occur as may make this very earth to become your grave instead of the cradle that it is, or may cause a windstorm to blow razing all your towns and settlements to the ground.
27. My warning: the warning that was being given through the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Quran to the disbelievers of Makkah to the effect: If you do not refrain from your disbelief and polytheism and do not accept the message of Tauhid being given to you, you will be overtaken by the scourge of God.
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