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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 31
وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسْمَآءِ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And He taught Adam all the names (of everything), then He showed them to the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَعَلَّمَ
waʿallama
And He taught
ءَادَمَ
ādama
Adam
ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ
l-asmāa
the names
كُلَّهَا
kullahā
all of them
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
عَرَضَهُمْ
ʿaraḍahum
He displayed them
عَلَى
ʿalā
to
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
l-malāikati
the angels
فَقَالَ
faqāla
then He said
أَنۢبِـُٔونِى
anbiūnī
Inform Me
بِأَسْمَآءِ
bi-asmāi
of (the) names
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
hāulāi
(of) these
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
31. (Then) Allah taught Adam the names of all things (their names, attributes, or properties) [43]. Then He presented them before the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of these, if you are truthful."
[43]
The Essential Condition for Caliphate:
The additional thing that was bestowed upon man, which the angels did not possess, was the knowledge of the names of the things of the earth, their properties, the ability and capacity to reach unknown matters (research or deduction) through the knowledge of these properties. This ability was extremely necessary for the establishment of the system of caliphate on earth, which the angels did not have.
[43]
The Essential Condition for Caliphate:
The additional thing that was bestowed upon man, which the angels did not possess, was the knowledge of the names of the things of the earth, their properties, the ability and capacity to reach unknown matters (research or deduction) through the knowledge of these properties. This ability was extremely necessary for the establishment of the system of caliphate on earth, which the angels did not have.
