“All that is in the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah. Verily He is All-Sufficient, Immensely Praiseworthy. If all the trees on earth become pens, and the sea replenished by seven more seas were to supply them with ink, the Words of Allah would not be exhausted. Verily Allah is Most Mighty, Most Wise.” (Al Qur’an – 31:26-27)
It is not simply that God is the Creator of the heavens and earth, but rather that He is also the Owner of all that exists in the heavens and on earth. It would be idle to fancy that God, after having created the Universe, simply abandoned it, leaving others to claim its ownership, whether wholly or partially, if they so wished. In point of fact it is God alone Who is the Sole Owner of all that He has created. All that exists in the universe is solely His, and He alone is invested with Divine authority.
“Words of Allah” here stand for the wonders of God’s creation and the marvels of His power and wisdom. There is not the least exaggeration in this statement. This statement drives home the fact that, when compared with Almighty God Who brought this enormous universe into existence and Who constantly controls it, the puny beings whom people set up as their deities pale into utter insignificance. It is not only that they have no part in the governance of this universe, but they lack even partial knowledge, let alone have full knowledge of even a small part of God’s domination.