The Holy Quran 57:3 — Surah Al-Hadid

Arabic text

هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرُ وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

Translation

He is the First (in existence before everything), the Last (will live forever, even though everything else may perish), the Apparent (His power is visible in all His creation), the Hidden (He cannot be seen in this world) and He has knowledge of everything (in the past, present and future).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

When there was no one, He existed; and when no one remains, He will remain in existence. Allah is both the Manifest and the Hidden: the existence and manifestation of everything is through His existence. So if His existence is not manifest and evident, then whose would be?

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