ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ
And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian.
Tafsir
Verse range: 34:21
وما كان له عليهم من سلطان
And he (Iblis) had no authority over them, Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him said, "This means, he had no proof.''
إﻻ لنعلم من يومن باﻻخرة ممن هو منها في شك
except that We might test him who believes in the Hereafter, from him who is in doubt about it. means, `We gave him power over them only to show who believes in the Hereafter and that it will come to pass.' The people will be brought to account and rewarded or punished accordingly, so that he will worship his Lord properly in this world -- and to distinguish these believers from those who are in doubt about the Hereafter.
وربك على كل شيء حفيظ
And your Lord is a Watchful over everything. means, despite His watching, those who follow Iblis go astray, but by His watching and care, the believers who follow the Messengers are saved
