سُوْرَةُ الْحَشْرِ
Surah Al-Hashr (59) — Ayah 22
هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَـٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ۖ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He is Allâh, beside Whom Lâ ilâha illâ Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He) the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the One Who
لَآ
lā
(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
god
إِلَّا
illā
but
هُوَ ۖ
huwa
He
عَـٰلِمُ
ʿālimu
(the) All-Knower
ٱلْغَيْبِ
l-ghaybi
(of) the unseen
وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ۖ
wal-shahādati
and the witnessed
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
l-raḥmānu
(is) the Most Gracious
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
l-raḥīmu
the Most Merciful
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22. He is Allah, besides Whom there is no deity. He knows the unseen [27] and the seen. He is the Most Merciful [28], the Most Compassionate.
[27]
What is Meant by the Unseen (Ghaib) and the Seen (Shahadah)?
Shahadah refers to all those things, events, and knowledge that have come into human knowledge or which he has acquired through observation and experience. Ghaib refers to all those things, events, and knowledge which, until now, have not been accessible to humans. Whether these things are related to the greater world or universe, or to the lesser world or the inner universe of the human body. And for Allah, there is absolutely nothing that is hidden. For Him, everything is shahadah (seen and manifest). And wherever the words ghaib and shahadah are used in the Quran, they are used only to make humans understand. And nothing is hidden from Allah because He Himself is the One who brings every thing, every event, and every incident into existence. Therefore, how can anything remain concealed or hidden from Him?
[28]
The Difference Between ﴿رحمٰن﴾ and ﴿رحيم﴾:
The difference between ﴿رحمٰن﴾ and ﴿رحيم﴾ is that for the existence of everything, its life, and the necessities for the continuation of life, whatever things were necessary and essential, He provided them even before its creation, and this is His perfect kindness. In the universe, no one else possesses this unlimited mercy. Even if the attribute of mercy is found in other living beings, firstly, it is partial and limited, and secondly, it is not their inherent attribute. Rather, it is granted by Allah, and it is given so that it may become a means for the nurturing and well-being of other creatures. Just as parents are merciful towards their children, and this itself is proof of His boundless mercy. It should be clear that Rahman is only the Being of Allah Ta'ala, and it contains a form of great intensity. And it relates to those mercies and blessings which are necessary for life and its continuation, for example, arranging for the sun, moon, air, rain, and the power of growth in the earth before the birth of man; or the activation of the machinery of the mother's breasts as soon as pregnancy occurs, the process of converting blood into milk, and the descent of milk into the mother's breasts at the birth of the child, and teaching the child how to reach for milk and suckle. Whereas Raheem can also be other than Allah among the creation.
[27]
What is Meant by the Unseen (Ghaib) and the Seen (Shahadah)?
Shahadah refers to all those things, events, and knowledge that have come into human knowledge or which he has acquired through observation and experience. Ghaib refers to all those things, events, and knowledge which, until now, have not been accessible to humans. Whether these things are related to the greater world or universe, or to the lesser world or the inner universe of the human body. And for Allah, there is absolutely nothing that is hidden. For Him, everything is shahadah (seen and manifest). And wherever the words ghaib and shahadah are used in the Quran, they are used only to make humans understand. And nothing is hidden from Allah because He Himself is the One who brings every thing, every event, and every incident into existence. Therefore, how can anything remain concealed or hidden from Him?
[28]
The Difference Between ﴿رحمٰن﴾ and ﴿رحيم﴾:
The difference between ﴿رحمٰن﴾ and ﴿رحيم﴾ is that for the existence of everything, its life, and the necessities for the continuation of life, whatever things were necessary and essential, He provided them even before its creation, and this is His perfect kindness. In the universe, no one else possesses this unlimited mercy. Even if the attribute of mercy is found in other living beings, firstly, it is partial and limited, and secondly, it is not their inherent attribute. Rather, it is granted by Allah, and it is given so that it may become a means for the nurturing and well-being of other creatures. Just as parents are merciful towards their children, and this itself is proof of His boundless mercy. It should be clear that Rahman is only the Being of Allah Ta'ala, and it contains a form of great intensity. And it relates to those mercies and blessings which are necessary for life and its continuation, for example, arranging for the sun, moon, air, rain, and the power of growth in the earth before the birth of man; or the activation of the machinery of the mother's breasts as soon as pregnancy occurs, the process of converting blood into milk, and the descent of milk into the mother's breasts at the birth of the child, and teaching the child how to reach for milk and suckle. Whereas Raheem can also be other than Allah among the creation.
