سُوْرَةُ الْحُجُراتِ
Surah Al-Hujuraat (49) — Ayah 16
قُلْ أَتُعَلِّمُونَ ٱللَّهَ بِدِينِكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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
mā
what
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَمَا
wamā
and what
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 16) The meaning of {قُلْ اَتُعَلِّمُوْنَ اللّٰهَ بِدِيْنِكُمْ …: ’’ تُعَلِّمُوْنَ ‘‘ ’’عَلَّمَ يُعَلِّمُ تَعْلِيْمًا‘‘} (taf‘īl) is to teach or to instruct. Teaching is the strongest and most solid way of telling someone something. Since they repeatedly claimed to have faith and to be religious, Allah Almighty, considering their repeated claims as teaching, said: Are you going to teach Allah that you are true believers and religious, and do you think that He does not know the state of your hearts? Whereas Allah knows everything in the heavens and everything on the earth, and Allah is fully aware of everything. In this verse, the noteworthy point is the repeated mention of the word {’’ اللّٰهَ ‘‘}: «قُلْ اَتُعَلِّمُوْنَ اللّٰهَ بِدِيْنِكُمْ وَ اللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ مَا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَ اللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ » The purpose of mentioning His own name repeatedly is to instill a sense of His awe and greatness, so that you realize that by repeatedly claiming faith, you are not teaching an ordinary being, but the Creator and Master of the universe, whose name is "Allah" and from whom nothing is hidden.
