سُوْرَةُ الْمُجَادَلَةِ
Surah Al-Mujaadila (58) — Ayah 7
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ مَا يَكُونُ مِن نَّجْوَىٰ ثَلَـٰثَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ رَابِعُهُمْ وَلَا خَمْسَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ سَادِسُهُمْ وَلَآ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْثَرَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَعَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كَانُوا۟ ۖ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you not seen that Allâh knows whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth? There is no Najwâ (secret counsel) of three but He is their fourth (with His Knowledge, while He Himself is over the Throne, over the seventh heaven), nor of five but He is their sixth (with His Knowledge), nor of less than that or more but He is with them (with His Knowledge) wheresoever they may be. And afterwards on the Day of Resurrection He will inform them of what they did. Verily, Allâh is the All-Knower of everything.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
مَا
mā
whatever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَمَا
wamā
and whatever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ
l-arḍi
the earth
مَا
mā
Not
يَكُونُ
yakūnu
there is
مِن
min
any
نَّجْوَىٰ
najwā
secret counsel
ثَلَـٰثَةٍ
thalāthatin
(of) three
إِلَّا
illā
but
هُوَ
huwa
He (is)
رَابِعُهُمْ
rābiʿuhum
(the) fourth of them
وَلَا
walā
and not
خَمْسَةٍ
khamsatin
five
إِلَّا
illā
but
هُوَ
huwa
He (is)
سَادِسُهُمْ
sādisuhum
(the) sixth of them
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَدْنَىٰ
adnā
less
مِن
min
than
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
more
إِلَّا
illā
but
هُوَ
huwa
He
مَعَهُمْ
maʿahum
(is) with them
أَيْنَ
ayna
wherever
مَا
mā
wherever
كَانُوا۟ ۖ
kānū
they are
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
يُنَبِّئُهُم
yunabbi-uhum
He will inform them
بِمَا
bimā
of what
عَمِلُوا۟
ʿamilū
they did
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
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, the specific mention of the aforementioned number is not because He is unaware of conversations that occur with fewer or more than this number; rather, this number is given as an example. The purpose is to explain that whether the number is small or large, He is with each one and knows every open and hidden matter.
7. 2. Whether in solitude or in public, in cities or in deserts and wilderness, in populated areas or in uninhabited mountains and wastelands, wherever they may be, they cannot remain hidden from Him.
7. 3. That is, accordingly, He will reward each one: the righteous will be rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked will be punished for their evil deeds.
7. 2. Whether in solitude or in public, in cities or in deserts and wilderness, in populated areas or in uninhabited mountains and wastelands, wherever they may be, they cannot remain hidden from Him.
7. 3. That is, accordingly, He will reward each one: the righteous will be rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked will be punished for their evil deeds.
