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Surah Hujurat Ayat 16 in Arabic Text

قُلۡ أَتُعَلِّمُونَ ٱللَّهَ بِدِينِكُمۡ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ
Qul atu’allimoonal laaha bideenikum wallaahu ya’lamu maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ard; wallaahu bikulli shai’in ‘Aleem

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 16

Sahih International
Say, “Would you acquaint Allah with your religion while Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allah is Knowing of all things?”

Yusuf Ali
Say: “What! Will ye instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of all things.

Abul Ala Maududi
Say, (O Prophet), (to these pretenders to faith): “Are you apprising Allah of your faith? Allah knows all that is in the heavens and the earth. Allah has full knowledge of everything.”

Muhsin Khan
Say: “Will you inform Allah about your religion? While Allah knows all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and Allah is All-Aware of everything.

Pickthall
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Would ye teach Allah your religion, when Allah knoweth all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and Allah is Aware of all things?

Dr. Ghali
Say, “Would you teach Allah about your religion, and Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth? And Allah is Ever-Knowing of everything.”

Abdel Haleem
Say, ‘Do you presume to teach God about your religion, when God knows everything in the heavens and earth, and He has full knowledge of all things?’

Muhammad Junagarhi
کہہ دیجئے! کہ کیا تم اللہ تعالیٰ کو اپنی دینداری سے آگاه کر رہے ہو، اللہ ہر اس چیز سے جو آسمانوں میں اور زمین میں ہے بخوبی آگاه ہے۔ اور اللہ ہر چیز کا جاننے واﻻ ہے

Quran 49 Verse 16 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Hujurat ayat 16, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(49:16) Say, (O Prophet), (to these pretenders to faith): “Are you apprising Allah of your faith? Allah knows all that is in the heavens and the earth. Allah has full knowledge of everything.”


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Hujurat verse 16 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hujurat ayat 14 which provides the complete commentary from verse 14 through 18.

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