We are all constantly returning back to Allah. This ayah reminds me that we never really were in control or owned our own selves in the first place. Allah is the Owner and we are the slave. We delude ourselves that we have any control.

Allah made everything.

Allah made everyone, from earth to outer space to the seventh heaven.

He made us humans, he made the jinn and the angels.

The surah then speaks about the truth of resurrection, of which they remain heedless, when it is part of the great truth upon which the universe is based:

"God originates creation, and then brings it back; then to Him shall you all return." (Verse 11)

This is a clear and simple truth, with the link and harmony between its two parts or stages also abundantly clear. Bringing back creation is the same as its origination: the two are inseparable parts in the chain of creation, while the ultimate return is to the Lord of all the worlds who initially originates then brings them back so as to remunerate them for their actions in the final stage.

Only Allah can create.

Allah was the first, then he created the pen, then everything else.

The twenty-first juz begins at verse forty-six of Surah al-ʿAnkabut, contains all of Surah Rum, Surah Luqman, and Surah Sajdah, and ends at verse thirty of Surah al-Aḥzab. As we progress into the final third of the Qur’an, the surahs get shorter. The bulk of the surahs in this juz are Makkan surahs focused on the test of life, monotheism, and Islamic character. Surah al-Aḥzab is the only Madinan surah in this juz. Surah al-ʿAnkabut closes with a powerful reminder about the importance of inner jihad. 'As for those who strive for Us, we will guide them in Our ways. God is with the doers of good.' We cannot expect guidance to the straight path without struggle along the way; the path to pa