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Verse 9of 43

عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ٱلْمُتَعَالِ﴿٩

Translation (Sahih International)

[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.

Word-by-word meaning

عَـٰلِمُʿālimuKnower
ٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybi(of) the unseen
وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِwal-shahādatiand the witnessed
ٱلْكَبِيرُl-kabīruthe Most Great
ٱلْمُتَعَالِl-mutaʿālithe Most High

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah is All-Knower of Al-Ghayb (Unseen)Allah affirms His perfect knowledge, from which nothing is hidden, and that He has complete knowledge of whatever every female creature is carrying,وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى الاٌّرْحَامِ(And He knows that which is in the wombs.)31:34, whether male or female, fair or ugly, miserable or happy, whether it will have a long or a short life.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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