What does Quran 27:26 mean?

Quran 27:26 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 26) translates to: "Allah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:26 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Naml (The Ant), the 27th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19 and is one of the Sajdah (prostration) ayahs.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 27:26?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:26?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 27:26 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Al-Azim, Tawhid, Divine Sovereignty, Divine Authority.

Ayah 25

أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى يُخْرِجُ ٱلْخَب...

27:26An-Naml

Ayah 27

۞ قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَ...

۩ Sajdah Ayah

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۩

Allaahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa Rabbul 'Arshil Azeem

Allah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."

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Oneness of Allah

27:26Ayah 193

12 ayahs in An-Naml are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

← Previous on Oneness of Allah27:25[And] so they do not prostrate to Allah, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -Next on Oneness of Allah →27:43And that which she was worshipping other than Allah had averted her [from submission to Him]. Indeed, she was from a disbelieving people."

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God — there is no god except Him the Lord of the Mighty Throne’ this clause constitutes an independent new sentence which is a eulogy comprising praise of the Throne of the Compassionate One to counter the description of the throne of Bilqīs between the two however is an unfathomable difference.

" There is no god but Allah, the Great, the Tolerant, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Heaven and the earth, the Lord of the Edifying Throne."

Sahih Muslim #6742This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenge; (ﷺ) used to supplicate thus:Sahih

" There is no god but Allah, the One Who conferred upon His armies the honour of victory and helped His servant rout the clans; there is nothing after that."

Sahih Muslim #3156Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came back from the battle or from expeditions or from Hajj or Umra and as he reached the top of the hillock or upon the elevated hard ground, he uttered Allah-o- Akbar thrice, and then said:Sahih

There is no god but Allah. He is One, there is no partner with Him, His is the sovereignty and His is the praise and He is Potent over everything. (We are) returning, repenting, worshipping, prostrating before our Lord, and we praise Him Allah fulfilled His promise and helped His servant, and routed the confederates alone.

Sunan Abu Dawud #815Abu’Uthman al-Nahdl said that he offered the sunset prayer behind Ibn mas’ud, when he recited “Say:Sahih

He is Allah, the One” (Surah 112).

Sahih Muslim #6697Abu Musa reported that he (and his other companions) were climbing upon the hillock along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and when any person climbed up, he pronounced (loudly):Sahih

" There is no god but Allah, Allah is the Greatest." Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Verily, you are not supplicating One Who is deaf or absent. He said: Abu Musa or Abdullah b Qais, should I not direct you to the words (which form) the treasure of Paradise? I said: Allah's Messenger, what are these? He said:" There is no might and no power but that of Allah."