3:62

Salaam all,

This is 3:62
إِنَّ هَـذَا لَهُوَ الْقَصَصُ الْحَقُّ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـهٍ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَإِنَّ اللّهَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Inna hatha lahuwa alqasasu alhaqqu wama min ilahin illa Allahu wainna Allaha lahuwa alAAazeezu alhakeemu

The Aya says:
This (is) indeed, the bindingly true story. And there is no God except Allah, and verily, Allah (is) indeed, the dominantly strong, the wise.

My personal note:
The Aya continues the theme of denying the divinity of Jesus. It says that this is the binding truth about his story or history. It then reiterates that no one is worthy of worship except for Allah.

The Aya ends with two very interesting terms relating to God. The two terms are Al Aziz which means dominant, strong and resistant to pressure at the same time. The other one is Al Hakeem which takes the meaning of wise. The two terms are put together for a very good reason. In case one became afraid of the term Al Aziz with all the strength and dominance in it, one will be reassured by the term Al Hakeem with all the wisdom in it. God reassures us that his strength and dominance will never be used in haphazard or harmful fashion to his creation. Glorified is He.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Inna: Verily
Hatha: this
Lahuwa: Verily he indeed
Note: this is added stress.
Alqasasu: the story/ the cutting/ the history
Note: the root is Qaf-Sad-Sad and it means cutting in concrete as in cutting hair or other things. In abstract it is also used in telling a story because it is a cutting of the bigger story of life. ALQASASU means the story or the cutting of life history or the history.
Alhaqqu: the bindingly true/ the bindingly right
Note: the root is H-Qaf-Qaf and it means binding truth. ALHAQQU is the binding right. This means that it is true and that it is binding as well. It is mentioned as the bindingly true because it describes the word that came before it.
Wama: and not
Min: of/ from
Ilahin: God/ One worthy of worship
Note: The root is Hamza-L-H and it means God or one worthy of Ibada= making oneself slave to. Ibada entails making oneself slave by choice to God and that is through love, devotion and supplication and that is how I define worship.
Illa: except
Allahu: Allah
Wainna: and verily
Allaha: Allah
Lahuwa: He indeed
alAAazeezu: the dominantly strong
Note: the root is Ain-Z-Z and it means the hard earth that will not yield under the rain and therefore, will make the rain water flow rather than seep. It is used for entities that are strong, dominant and defeat pressure. ALAAaZEEZU means: The dominantly strong who defeats pressure.
Alhakeemu: the wise/ the steerer
Note: The root is Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings of steering. The best steerer is the one that uses the best tools to steer and that is the Arabic definition of wisdom. ALHAKEEMU means: The wise/ the steerer.

Take care all and Salaam

Hussein