64:13

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ

Allahu la ilaha illa huwa waAAala Allahi falyatawakkali almuminoona

Allah - there is no deity except Him. And upon Allah let the believers rely.

Word by word
  1. ٱللَّهُAllah
  2. لَآ(there is) no
  3. إِلَٰهَgod
  4. إِلَّاexcept
  5. هُوَۚHim
  6. وَعَلَىAnd upon
  7. ٱللَّهِAllah
  8. فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِlet put (their) trust
  9. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَthe believers
At-Taghabun · 64:13Madinah

No god but Him, so lean on Him.

Tawhid ends in trust


From belief to trust
no god but Himthe One all need
therefore
trust Himrely on Him alone
What you lean on
my plans and contactsmy backup
Allahthe only true support

Ibn Kathir says Allah first states Tawhid, that He is the One all creation needs and seeks, then draws the conclusion: believers should rely on Him. He links it to another verse: there is no god but Him, so take Him as your Trustee.

It is 3am and you are running through every way the meeting could go wrong. You have rehearsed it, double-checked it, asked three people. Now put it down. If there is no god but Him, then He is the One to lean on.

If I plan enough, I will be safe.

I plan, then I lean my full weight on Allah, because there is no one else to lean on.

Try this

Before your next worry spiral, say hasbunallahu wa ni'mal wakeel once and breathe out.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (shared passage from 64:11)

No calamity occurs, but by the permission of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. And Allah is the All-Knower of everything (11)Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away, then the duty of Our Messenger is only to convey clearly (12)Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust (13)

All that occurs to Mankind is by Allah's Permission

Allah informs us as He did in Surat Al-Hadid,

مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ نَبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ 

(No calamity occurs on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed in a record before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah.)(57:22) Allah said here,

مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۗ 

(No calamity occurs, but by the permission of Allah,) Ibn 'Abbas said; "By the command of Allah," meaning from His decree and will.

وَمَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

(and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. And Allah is the All-Knower of everything.) meaning, whoever suffered an affliction and he knew that it occurred by Allah's judgement and decree, and he patiently abides, awaiting Allah's reward, then Allah guides his heart, and will compensate him for his loss in this life by granting guidance to his heart and certainty in faith. Allah will replace whatever he lost for Him with the same or what is better. 'Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn 'Abbas,

وَمَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ

(and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart.) "Allah will guide his heart to certainty. Therefore, he will know that what reached him would not have missed him and what has missed him would not have reached him."

There is an agreed upon Hadith [that Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected and] which states,

عَجَبًا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ لَا يَقْضِي اللهُ لَهُ قَضَاءً إِلَّا كَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ

(Amazing is the believer: There is no decree that Allah writes for him, but is better for him. If an affliction strikes him, he is patient and this is better for him. If a bounty is granted to him, he is thankful and this is better for him. This trait is only for the faithful believer.)

The Order to obey Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ)

Allah said,

وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ ۚ 

(Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger;) Allah commands obedience to Him and to His Messenger ﷺ in all that His legislates and in implementing His orders. Allah also forbids one from all that His Messenger ﷺ forbids and prohibits. Allah the Exalted said,

فَإِنْ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَىٰ رَسُولِنَا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ

(but if you turn away, then the duty of Our Messenger is only to convey clearly.) meaning, 'if you refrain from abiding by the faith, then the Messenger's mission is to convey and your mission is to hear and obey. 'Az-Zuhri said, "From Allah comes the Message, its deliverance is up to the Messenger, and the adherence is up to us."

Tawhid

Allah states that He is the One, Whom all creations need and seek, the One other than Whom there is no (true) God.

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

(Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.)

So, He first informs about Tawhid and its meaning. The implied meaning is to single Him out for deification, being purely devoted to Him, and relying upon Him, as He said;

رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

(The Lord of the east and the west; La ilaha illa Huwa. So take Him alone as Trustee.)(73:9)