Surah Hadid Ayat 3 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 3
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.
He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things.
He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He has knowledge of everything.
He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-Knower of every thing.
He is the First and the Last, and the Outward and the Inward; and He is Knower of all things.
He is The First and The Last, and The Outward and The Inward; (Or: The Topmost and The Innermost) and He is Ever-Knowing of everything.
He is the First and the Last; the Outer and the Inner; He has knowledge of all things.
وہی پہلے ہے اور وہی پیچھے، وہی ﻇاہر ہے اور وہی مخفی، اور وه ہر چیز کو بخوبی جاننے واﻻ ہے
Quran 57 Verse 3 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Hadid ayat 3, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(57:3) He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden,[3] and He has knowledge of everything.
3. That is, when there was nothing, He was, and when there will be nothing, He will be. He is the most Manifest of all the manifests, for whatever manifests itself in the world, does so only by His attributes and His works and His light. And He is the Most Hidden of all the hidden, for not only do the senses fail to perceive Him but the intellect and thought and imagination also cannot attain to His essence and reality. The best commentary in this regard is a supplication of the Prophet (peace be upon him) which Imam Ahmad, Muslim, Tirmidhi, and Baihaqi have related on the authority of Abu Hurairah, and Hafiz Abu Yala Mosuli in his Musnad on the authority of Aishah:
Antal Awwal, fa-laisa qablaka shaiin; wa Antal Akhir falaisa ba daka shaiin; wa Antal Zahir, fa-laisa fauqaka shai in; wa Anfal Batin, fa laisa dunaka shaiin. You alone are the First; none is before You; You alone are the Last: none is after You; You alone are the Exalted none is above You; You alone are the Hidden: none is more hidden than You.
Here, the question arises: How does this accord with the immortality and eternal life of the dwellers of Paradise and Hell mentioned in the Quran when Allah alone is the Last and Eternal? Its answer has been provided by the Quran itself: Everything is perishable except Allah Himself. (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 88). In other words no creature is immortal in its personal capacity; if a thing exists or continuous to exist, it does so because Allah keeps it so, and can exist only by His letting it exist; otherwise in its own capacity everything is perishable except Allah. Immortality in Heaven and Hell will not be bestowed upon somebody because he is immortal by himself, but because Allah will grant him eternal life. The same is true of the angels, they are not immortal by themselves. When Allah willed they came into existence, and will continue to exist only as long as He wills.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Hadid verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hadid ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 3.
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