Qur'an Verse of the Day
Saturday 31st January 2026 Today
Chapter 13, Verse 3
اَللّٰہُ الَّذِیۡ رَفَعَ السَّمٰوٰتِ بِغَیۡرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوۡنَہَا ثُمَّ اسۡتَوٰی عَلَی الۡعَرۡشِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمۡسَ وَالۡقَمَرَ ؕ کُلٌّ یَّجۡرِیۡ لِاَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ یُدَبِّرُ الۡاَمۡرَ یُفَصِّلُ الۡاٰیٰتِ لَعَلَّکُمۡ بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّکُمۡ تُوۡقِنُوۡنَ ﴿۳﴾
English Translation
Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the moon into service: each pursues its course until an appointed term. He regulates it all. He clearly explains the Signs, that you may have a firm belief in the meeting with your Lord.
[d]Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see.[1420] Then He settled Himself on the Throne.[1420A] [e]And He pressed the sun and the moon into your service; each planet pursues its course until an appointed term. [a]He regulates all affairs and He clearly explains the Signs that you may have firm belief in the meeting with your Lord.
31:11.
These words mean: (1) You see that the heavens stand without pillars; (2) the heavens do not stand on pillars which you can see, i.e. they have supports but you cannot see them. Taken literally the verse means that the heavens stand without the support of pillars. Figuratively, it means that the heavens or, for that matter, the heavenly bodies, do stand on supports but these supports are not visible to the human eye, e.g. the force of gravity, or magnetic power or the special movements of planets or other means which science has discovered so far or which may be discovered in future.
The word ‘Arsh (Throne) has been used in the Qur’an to express the bringing to perfection of spiritual or physical laws. The use of this expression is analogous to the practice of worldly monarchs. They make their important proclamations ‘from the throne.’
7:55; 16:13; 29:62; 31:30; 35:14; 39:6.
32:6.