The Holy Quran 2:33 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

قَالَ يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ أَنۢبِئْهُم بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَنۢبَأَهُم بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ

Translation

Allaah said, “O Aadam! Inform them (the angels) about the names of these things." When he (Aadam) informed them about their names (together with the reason for their creation), Allaah said (to the angels), "Did I not tell you that I know (all) the unseen things of the heavens and the earth, and that I know what you make known and what you hide (in your hearts)?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The superiority of knowledge over worship: after this, when Adam ﵇ was asked about all the things of the world, he told the angels everything fluently, so that they were all astonished and filled with admiration at the breadth of knowledge of Adam ﵇.

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