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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 3of 165

وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّكُمْ وَجَهْرَكُمْ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُونَ﴿٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And He is Allah, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.

Word-by-word meaning

وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
فِىin
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
وَفِىwafīand in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖl-arḍithe earth
يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuHe knows
سِرَّكُمْsirrakumyour secret
وَجَهْرَكُمْwajahrakumand what you make public
وَيَعْلَمُwayaʿlamuand He knows
مَاwhat
تَكْسِبُونَtaksibūnayou earn

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Virtue of Surat Al-An`am and When it Was RevealedAl-`Awfi, `Ikrimah and `Ata' said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Surat Al-An`am was revealed in Makkah" At-Tabarani recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "All of Surat Al-An`am was revealed in Makkah at night, accompanied by seventy thousand angels, raising their voices in glorification of Allah" As-Suddi said that Murrah said that `Abdullah said, "Surat Al-An`am was revealed in the company of seventy thousand angels.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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