Did this mean that he had lost control, that he had relinquished sovereignty over the earth and its inhabitants?
فَهَلْ عَنَى ذٰلِكَ أَنَّهُ فَقَدَ ٱلسَّيْطَرَةَ وَتَخَلَّى عَنْ سُلْطَانِهِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَسُكَّانِهَا ؟‏