Surah Ya Sin (Ya Sin) 36 : 82

Explanatory Note

The truth is that God creates this and that, as well as other types of creation, effortlessly. It is all the same to Him whether the creature He wants to bring into life is large or small:

“When He intends something to be, He only says to it, ‘Be,’ and it is.” (Verse 82)

This ‘something’ could be a galaxy, an earth, an ant or a mosquito. It is all the same, requiring no more than a simple word, ‘Be’, and it is there. Nothing is easier or more difficult, near or far. Once God’s will intends something, it exists whatever it may be. However, God tells us of this fact in a way we understand. This is why He expresses it in this way: saying, ‘Be’, to His intended creation.

At this point, the sūrah gives its final beat, describing the relation between the universe and its Creator:

“Limitless, then, in His glory is He in whose hand rests the mighty dominion over all things, and to Him you all will be brought back.” (Verse 83)

The term ‘mighty dominion’ describes this relation in its majestic reality of absolute ownership and complete authority over everything in the universe. Then to Him all will return.