Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 4 (21:4)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

قَالَ رَبِّى يَعْلَمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

Quran 21:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 322 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:4
قَالَرَبِّىيَعْلَمُٱلْقَوْلَفِىٱلسَّمَآءِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖوَهُوَٱلسَّمِيعُٱلْعَلِيمُ٤
qāla rabbī yaʿlamu l-qawla fī l-samāi wal-arḍi wahuwa l-samīʿu l-ʿalīmu

He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."(4)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. رَبِّىrabbīMy Lord
  3. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
  4. ٱلْقَوْلَl-qawlathe word
  5. فِىfīin
  6. ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heavens
  7. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖwal-arḍiand the earth
  8. وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
  9. ٱلسَّمِيعُl-samīʿu(is) the All-Hearer
  10. ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmuthe All-Knower

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