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Surah Al-Hujuraat (49) — Ayah 16

The Inner Apartments · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 517

قُلْ أَتُعَلِّمُونَ ٱللَّهَ بِدِينِكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿16﴾
Say: "Will you inform Allâh of your religion while Allâh knows all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and Allâh is All-Aware of everything.
قُلْ qul Say
أَتُعَلِّمُونَ atuʿallimūna Will you acquaint
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
بِدِينِكُمْ bidīnikum with your religion
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu while Allah
يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows
مَا what
فِى (is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti the heavens
وَمَا wamā and what
فِى (is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ l-arḍi the earth
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
بِكُلِّ bikulli of every
شَىْءٍ shayin thing
عَلِيمٌۭ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knower

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16. 1 Ta'leem, here is in the meaning of knowledge and information, that is, by saying آمَنَّا are you informing Allah of your religion and faith? Or are you telling Allah the condition of your hearts?

16. 2 So is He not aware of the condition of your hearts or the reality of your faith?