سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ

Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 78

The Repentance · Medinan · Juz 10 · Page 199

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَّـٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ ﴿78﴾
Know they not that Allâh knows their secret ideas, and their Najwa (secret counsels), and that Allâh is the All-Knower of things unseen.
أَلَمْ alam Do not
يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ yaʿlamū they know
أَنَّ anna that
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows
سِرَّهُمْ sirrahum their secret
وَنَجْوَىٰهُمْ wanajwāhum and their secret conversation
وَأَنَّ wa-anna and that
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
عَلَّـٰمُ ʿallāmu (is) All-Knower
ٱلْغُيُوبِ l-ghuyūbi (of) the unseen

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.

78. 1. In this, there is a severe warning for the hypocrites who make promises to Allah Almighty and then do not care about them, as if they think that Allah Almighty does not know their hidden matters and secrets. Whereas Allah Almighty knows everything, because He is ‘Allam al-Ghuyub. He is aware of all matters of the unseen.