Chapter: The saying of Allah, the Exalted: “They have not esteemed Allah as He deserves, while on the Day of Resurrection the whole earth will be in His grasp and the heavens will be folded up in His right hand. Glory be to Him; He is exalted above what they associate with Him.” (al-Zumar 67)

Relevance of this chapter to the Book of Monotheism
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—intended to conclude his work with this chapter, which gathers texts that proclaim the greatness of Allah and the subservience of all created beings to Him. These proofs show that He alone merits worship and that He possesses the attributes of perfection and the qualities of majesty.

“Chapter: the Words of Allah, the Exalted” refers to the ḥadiths and reports that convey the meaning of this noble verse.

Explanatory notes
• “They have not esteemed Allah as He deserves”: the polytheists did not venerate Allah with the veneration due to Him, for they worshipped others alongside Him.
• “While the whole earth …”: a circumstantial clause.
• “All of it”: meaning every part and every layer of the earth.
• “Glory be to Him”: a declaration of His absolute transcendence.
• “And He is exalted above what they associate with Him”: those powerless, insignificant idols and rivals.

Overall meaning of the verse
Allah, exalted is He, informs us that the polytheists did not magnify Him as He deserves, for they worshipped others beside Him, even though He is the Supreme Being and none is greater than He,