Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Isra' -> Everything glorifies Allah

Allah says: the seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, meaning the creatures that dwell therein, sanctify Him, exalt Him, venerate Him, glorify Him and magnify Him far above what these idolators say, and they bear witness that He is One in His Lordship and Divinity. In everything there is a sign of Allah indicating that He is One. As Allah says:

﴿طھظژظƒظژط§ط¯ظڈ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژظ€ظˆظژطھظڈ ظٹظژطھظژظپظژط·ظ‘ظژط±ظ’ظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژطھظژظ†ط´ظژظ‚ظ‘ظڈ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط±ظ’ط¶ظڈ ظˆظژطھظژط®ظگط±ظ‘ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظگط¨ظژط§ظ„ظڈ ظ‡ظژط¯ظ‘ط§ظ‹ - ط£ظژظ† ط¯ظژط¹ظژظˆظ’ط§ ظ„ظگظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط­ظ’ظ…ظژظ€ظ†ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژط¯ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins, That they ascribe child to the Most Beneficent) (19:90-91).

﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگظ† ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ط´ظژظ‰ظ’ط،ظچ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظٹظڈط³ظژط¨ظ‘ظگط­ظڈ ط¨ظگط­ظژظ…ظ’ط¯ظژظ‡ظگ﴾

(and there is not a thing but glorifies His praise.) there is no created being that does not celebrate the praises of Allah.

﴿ظˆظژظ„ظژظ€ظƒظگظ† ظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ طھظژظپظ’ظ‚ظژظ‡ظڈظˆظ†ظژ طھظژط³ظ’ط¨ظگظٹط­ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(But you understand not their glorification.) means, `You do not understand them, O mankind, because it is not like your languages.' This applies to all creatures generally, animal, inanimate and botanical. This is the better known of the two opinions according to the most reliable of two opinions. It was reported in Sahih Al-Bukhari that Ibn Mas`ud said: "We used to hear the Tasbih of the food as it was being eaten. '' Imam Ahmad recorded that ﴿Mu`adh bin Anas said that﴾ the Messenger of Allah came upon some people who were sitting on their mounts and talking to one another. He said to them:

آ«ط§ط±ظ’ظƒظژط¨ظڈظˆظ‡ظژط§ ط³ظژط§ظ„ظگظ…ظژط©ظ‹ ظˆظژط¯ظژط¹ظڈظˆظ‡ظژط§ ط³ظژط§ظ„ظگظ…ظژط©ظ‹طŒ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژطھظ‘ظژط®ظگط°ظڈظˆظ‡ظژط§ ظƒظژط±ظژط§ط³ظگظٹظ‘ظژ ظ„ظگط£ظژط­ظژط§ط¯ظگظٹط«ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط·ظ‘ظڈط±ظڈظ‚ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط³ظ’ظˆظژط§ظ‚ظگطŒ ظپظژط±ظڈط¨ظ‘ظژ ظ…ظژط±ظ’ظƒظڈظˆط¨ظژط©ظچ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظŒ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط±ظژط§ظƒظگط¨ظگظ‡ظژط§طŒ ظˆظژط£ظژظƒظ’ط«ظژط±ظڈ ط°ظگظƒظ’ط±ظ‹ط§ط§ظگظ„ظ„ظ‡ظگ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡آ»

(Ride them safely then leave them safely. Do not use them as chairs for you to have conversations in the streets and marketplaces, because the one that is ridden may be better than the one who rides it, and may remember Allah more than he does.) An-Nasa'i recorded in his Sunan that `Abdullah bin `Amr said: "The Messenger of Allah forbade us from killing frogs.''

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط­ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظ‹ط§ ط؛ظژظپظڈظˆط±ظ‹ط§﴾

(Truly, He is Ever Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving.) means, He does not hasten to punish those who disobey Him, rather He gives them time and waits, then if they persist in their stubborn Kufr, He seizes them with a punishment of the All-Mighty, All-Capable. It was recorded in the Two Sahihs that:

آ«ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظژ ظ„ظژظٹظڈظ…ظ’ظ„ظگظٹ ظ„ظگظ„ط¸ظ‘ظژط§ظ„ظگظ…ظگ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط£ظژط®ظژط°ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈظپظ’ظ„ظگطھظ’ظ‡آ»

(Allah will let the wrongdoer carry on until, when He does seize him, He will never let him go.) Then the Messenger of Allah recited:

﴿ظˆظژظƒظژط°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ط£ظژط®ظ’ط°ظڈ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظƒظژ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط£ظژط®ظژط°ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظڈط±ظژظ‰ ظˆظژظ‡ظگظ‰ظژ ط¸ظژظ€ظ„ظگظ…ظژط©ظŒ﴾

(Such is the punishment of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing wrong. ) ﴿11:02﴾ Allah says:

﴿ظˆظژظƒظژط£ظژظٹظ‘ظگظ† ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط±ظ’ظٹظژط©ظچ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ظ„ظژظٹظ’طھظڈ ظ„ظژظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژظ‡ظگظ‰ظژ ط¸ظژظ€ظ„ظگظ…ظژط©ظŒ﴾

(And many a township did I give respite while it was given to wrongdoing.) ﴿22:45﴾ until the end of two Ayat.

﴿ظپظژظƒظژط£ظژظٹظ‘ظگظ† ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط±ظ’ظٹظژط©ظچ ط£ظژظ‡ظ’ظ„ظژظƒظ’ظ†ظژظ€ظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژظ‡ظگظ‰ظژ ط¸ظژط§ظ„ظگظ…ظژط©ظŒ﴾

(And many a township did We destroy while they were given to wrongdoing.) ﴿22:48﴾ Whoever gives up his disbelief and disobedience, and turns back to Allah in repentance, Allah will accept his repentance, as He says:

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظ’ ط³ظڈظˆط،ط§ظ‹ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظٹظژط¸ظ’ظ„ظگظ…ظ’ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظژظ‡ظڈ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژط؛ظ’ظپظگط±ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ﴾

(And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness) ﴿4:110﴾ Here, Allah says:

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط­ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظ‹ط§ ط؛ظژظپظڈظˆط±ظ‹ط§﴾

(Truly, He is Ever Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving.) At the end of Surah Fatir, He says:

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظڈظ…ظ’ط³ظگظƒظڈ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژظ€ظˆظژطھظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط±ظ’ط¶ظژ ط£ظژظ† طھظژط²ظڈظˆظ„ط§ظژ ظˆظژظ„ظژط¦ظگظ† ط²ظژط§ظ„ظژطھظژط¢ ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط³ظژظƒظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژط­ظژط¯ظچ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگظ‡ظگ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط­ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ط§ظ‹ ط؛ظژظپظڈظˆط±ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(Verily, Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they should move away from their places, and if they were to move away from their places, there is not one that could grasp them after Him. Truly, He is Ever Most Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving...) until His saying;

﴿ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ظٹظڈط¤ظژط§ط®ظگط°ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظژ﴾

(And if Allah were to punish men)(35:41-45)

﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ‚ظژط±ظژط£ظ’طھظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظڈط±ط،ظژط§ظ†ظژ ط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظƒظژ ظˆظژط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط®ظگط±ظژط©ظگ ط­ظگط¬ظژط§ط¨ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظ‘ظژط³ظ’طھظڈظˆط±ظ‹ط§ - ظˆظژط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظڈظˆط¨ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظƒظگظ†ظ‘ظژط©ظ‹ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظژظپظ’ظ‚ظژظ‡ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژظپظگظ‰ ط،ظژط§ط°ظژط§ظ†ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ‚ظ’ط±ظ‹ط§ ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط°ظژظƒظژط±ظ’طھظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظƒظژ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظڈط±ظ’ط،ظژط§ظ†ظگ ظˆظژط­ظ’ط¯ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژظ„ظ‘ظژظˆظ’ط§ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط£ظژط¯ظ’ط¨ظژظ€ط±ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظ†ظڈظپظڈظˆط±ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(45. And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil.) (46. And We have put Akinnah over their hearts, lest they should understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you make mention of your Lord Alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs, fleeing in extreme dislike.)