Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) • Family of Imran

Qul Allahumma Malik al-MulkThe dua of the Owner of all sovereignty · Quran 3:26

Also written Allahumma Malikal Mulk · Dua for provision and honour · قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ

3:26

قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَـٰلِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى ٱلْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

quli l-lahuma mālika l-mul'ki tu'tī l-mul'ka man tashāu watanziʿu l-mul'ka mimman tashāu watuʿizzu man tashāu watudhillu man tashāu biyadika l-khayru innaka ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

Say, "O Allāh, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.

— Saheeh International

Say, ‘God, holder of all control, You give control to whoever You will and remove it from whoever You will; You elevate whoever You will and humble whoever You will. All that is good lies in Your hand: You have power over everything.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "O Allâh! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, You are Able to do all things.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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What is Qul Allahumma Malik al-Mulk about?

Verses 26 and 27 of Surah Ali ’Imran are a dua the Prophet ﷺ was told to say: "O Allah, Owner of all sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and take it from whom You will; You honour whom You will and humble whom You will. In Your hand is all good; You are able to do all things." Verse 27 continues with the signs of that power: Allah merges night into day and day into night, brings the living out of the dead and the dead out of the living, and provides for whom He wills without limit. The verses were revealed when the believers were weak in Madinah, and they are read as a reminder that power and provision come from Allah alone.

When is it recited?

  • As a dua for provision, relief from debt and honour, often after the obligatory prayers.

Sources: Quran 3:26. Reviewed by Ummatey editorial, October 2026.

Word by Word

قُلِquliSay
ٱللَّهُمَّl-lahumaO Allah
مَـٰلِكَmālikaOwner
ٱلْمُلْكِl-mul'ki(of) the Dominion
تُؤْتِىtu'tīYou give
ٱلْمُلْكَl-mul'kathe dominion
مَنman(to) whom
تَشَآءُtashāuYou will
وَتَنزِعُwatanziʿuand You take away
ٱلْمُلْكَl-mul'kathe dominion
مِمَّنmimmanfrom whom
تَشَآءُtashāuYou will
وَتُعِزُّwatuʿizzuand You honor
مَنmanwhom
تَشَآءُtashāuYou will
وَتُذِلُّwatudhilluand You humiliate
مَنmanwhom
تَشَآءُۖtashāuYou will
بِيَدِكَbiyadikaIn Your hand
ٱلْخَيْرُۖl-khayru(is all) the good
إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, You
عَلَىٰʿalā(are) on
كُلِّkullievery
شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
قَدِيرٌۭqadīrunAll-Powerful