365 - المُلك‏

365. SOVEREIGNTY

1656 - مالِكُ المُلكِ‏

1656. THE MASTER OF SOVEREIGNTY

(قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلى‏ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ) .¹

"Say, "O Allah, Master of all sovereignty! You give sovereignty to whomever You wish, and strip of sovereignty whomever you wish; You make mighty whomever You wish, and you abase whomever You wish; all good is in Your hand. Indeed You have power over all things." ²

(وَللَّهِ‏ِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ) .³

"To Allah belongs the kingdom of the Heavens and the earth, and toward Allah is the destination." ⁴

5806.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اِشتَدَّ غضَبُ اللَّهِ على‏ مَن زَعَمَ أنّهُ مَلِكُ الأملاكِ ، لا مَلِكَ إلّا اللَّهُ .⁵

5806.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The anger of Allah intensifies towards he who claims that he is the king of the kings, as there is no king other than Allah.' ⁶

5807.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: كلُّ مالِكٍ غَيرَهُ مَملوكٌ .⁷

5807.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Every sovereign other than Him is himself owned.' ⁸