سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 7
وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِٱلْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) speak (the invocation) aloud, then verily, He knows the secret and that which is yet more hidden.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَجْهَرْ
tajhar
you speak aloud
بِٱلْقَوْلِ
bil-qawli
the word
فَإِنَّهُۥ
fa-innahu
then indeed, He
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
ٱلسِّرَّ
l-sira
the secret
وَأَخْفَى
wa-akhfā
and the more hidden
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
7. 1. That is, there is no need to mention Allah or supplicate to Him in a loud voice. Because He knows even the most hidden of hidden things, or the meaning of اَخْفَیٰ is that Allah even knows those matters which He has written in destiny and has kept hidden from people until now. That is, He has knowledge of the events that will occur until the Day of Judgment.
