The Holy Quran 2:32 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Translation

(Unable to provide the answer) The angels submitted, "We proclaim Your purity (You are so Pure from all faults that none can object to Your decree)! We possess only the knowledge that You have taught us. Without doubt, You are All Knowing, the Wise."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The superiority of Adam ﵇ in knowledge: in short, Almighty Allah taught Adam ﵇ the name of every single thing together with its reality and properties, its benefit and harm, and cast this knowledge into his heart directly, without the medium of speech — for without such perfection in knowledge, how could vicegerency and rule over the world be possible?

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