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Al-Hujurat 16

Ayah 16 of 18 · Medinan

قُلۡ أَتُعَلِّمُونَ ٱللَّهَ بِدِينِكُمۡ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ ١٦

Say, "Would you acquaint Allāh with your religion while Allāh knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allāh is Knowing of all things?"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. أَتُعَلِّمُونَWill you acquaintatuʿallimūna
  3. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  4. بِدِينِكُمۡwith your religionbidīnikum
  5. وَٱللَّهُwhile Allahwal-lahu
  6. يَعۡلَمُknowsyaʿlamu
  7. مَاwhatmā
  8. فِي(is) infī
  9. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  10. وَمَاand whatwamā
  11. فِي(is) infī
  12. ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚthe earthl-arḍi
  13. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  14. بِكُلِّof everybikulli
  15. شَيۡءٍthingshayin
  16. عَلِيمٞ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun

Tafsir

O Messenger! Say to these bedouins: “Are you teaching Allah and informing Him about your religion, whilst Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth; He knows everything and nothing is hidden from him, so He does not need you to inform Him about your religion.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran