The Originator
Fâṭir
فاطِر
Surah Fâṭir for kids content
REJECTING ALLAH
38Surely Allah is the Knower of the unseen in the heavens and the earth.
He certainly knows best whatever 'secrets are hidden' in the hearts.
39He is the One Who has put you in charge of the earth.
So whoever disbelieves will carry the guilt of their own denial.
The disbelievers' denial only makes them more despicable in the sight of their Lord, and it will only contribute to their loss.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَٰلِمُ غَيۡبِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ38
هُوَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَكُمۡ خَلَٰٓئِفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ فَمَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيۡهِ كُفۡرُهُۥۖ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ كُفۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ إِلَّا مَقۡتٗاۖ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ كُفۡرُهُمۡ إِلَّا خَسَارٗا39
USELESS IDOLS
40Ask 'them, O Prophet', 'Did you ever think about your gods which you call besides Allah?
Show me what they created on earth!
Or did they help with 'the creation of' the heavens?
' Or did We give those 'idol-worshippers' some holy book, which clearly supports their 'false' beliefs?
In fact, those who do wrong promise each other nothing but illusion.
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ شُرَكَآءَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شِرۡكٞ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ أَمۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ كِتَٰبٗا فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَتٖ مِّنۡهُۚ بَلۡ إِن يَعِدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ بَعۡضُهُم بَعۡضًا إِلَّا غُرُورًا40
ALLAH'S POWER 8) TAKING CARE OF THE UNIVERSE
41Surely Allah 'alone' keeps the heavens and the earth from falling apart.
If they fell apart, no one could hold them up except Him.
He is truly Most Patient and Forgiving.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُمۡسِكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ أَن تَزُولَاۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَآ إِنۡ أَمۡسَكَهُمَا مِنۡ أَحَدٖ مِّنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورٗا41
WARNING TO THE DISBELIEVERS
42They swore by Allah their strongest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would certainly be better guided than any other community.
Finally, when a warner 'actually' came to them, it only made them go farther away 'from the truth'-
43behaving arrogantly in the land and making evil plans.
But evil plans only backfire on those who make them.
Are they just waiting for the 'horrible' fate of those 'destroyed' before?
You will find no change in Allah's way 'of punishment', and you will not find it switched 'to someone else'.
44Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the fate of those 'destroyed' before them?
They were much stronger.
But nothing can escape Allah in the heavens or the earth.
He surely has perfect knowledge and power.
وَأَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ لَئِن جَآءَهُمۡ نَذِيرٞ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنۡ إِحۡدَى ٱلۡأُمَمِۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ نَذِيرٞ مَّا زَادَهُمۡ إِلَّا نُفُورًا42
ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَكۡرَ ٱلسَّيِّيِٕۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلۡمَكۡرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهۡلِهِۦۚ فَهَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَۚ فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَبۡدِيلٗاۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَحۡوِيلًا43
أَوَ لَمۡ يَسِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَيَنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ وَكَانُوٓاْ أَشَدَّ مِنۡهُمۡ قُوَّةٗۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعۡجِزَهُۥ مِن شَيۡءٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَلِيمٗا قَدِيرٗا44
WORDS OF WISDOM
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Allah is very Kind.
Imagine if He exposed people every time they sinned or made a mistake.
Imagine if there was an app called Sin Dojo, where people get notifications of your sins.
Imagine if people walked around with their sins written on their foreheads.
Imagine we changed colours like a chameleon, depending on the sin we did.
Imagine if there were 'sin detectors' (like the metal detectors they have at airports) that screamed every time a sinful person walked through.
Imagine if people started to smell a certain way every time they did something wrong-so they would smell like a skunk if they cheated or stinky socks if
they lied.
It would have been a big disgrace because everybody would know what this person did, and no one would ever trust them again even if they repented.
Since we all sin and make mistakes, we would never trust each other at all.
Also, imagine if Allah punished each of us immediately every time we sinned.
Allah is very Merciful and Forgiving.
He always gives people second chances and covers their sins in this life, so hopefully they will repent and change their ways.
However, if someone dies without repenting, no second chances will be given on Judgment Day.
SECOND CHANCES
45If Allah wanted to punish people 'immediately' for what they have done, He would not have left a single creature on earth.
But He delays them for a set time.
Once their time comes, then surely Allah has always seen His servants.
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46¹ Meaning Allah will be able to judge them because He has seen everything they did.
وَلَوۡ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُواْ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَىٰ ظَهۡرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٖ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗىۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرَۢا45
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How to study Surah Fâṭir with children
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