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To Allahu ta’ālā belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. We have charged those who were given the Scripture, meaning the scriptures, before you, namely, the Jews and Christians, and you, O people of the Qur'ān: 'Fear Allahu ta’ālā', fear His punishment, by being obedient to Him. And We said to them and to you: 'If you disbelieve, in what you have been charged with, then to Allahu ta’ālā belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth', as creatures, possessions and servants, and He will not be harmed by your disbelief: Allahu ta’ālā is ever Independent, of the need for His creation or their worship, Praised, praise-worthy for what He does with them.