Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty)

24. Say: “It is He Who has created you on the earth and to Him you shall return.

The blessed Verse is saying that God Almighty Who created you on the earth and from the earth is All-Able to resurrect you. God Almighty disseminates mankind all over the world and He shall resurrect and gather them on the Day of Resurrection.

Addressed to the Noble Prophet (S), the blessed Verse is saying:

“Say that He is the One Who created you on the earth and you shall return to Him and shall be gathered before Him.”

The blessed Verse actually determines the course and the goal, namely man is enjoined to tread on the Straight Path of the Islamic faith, make use of all the means of obtaining knowledge and recognition, and proceed toward the everlasting life.

It is worthy of note that the preceding blessed Verse contains the verbal form ansha’akum and the blessed One in question includes dhara’akum. The former may allude to creating man ex nihilo, namely you were non-existent and God Almighty created you and the latter makes a reference to the Creation of man from the earth.