هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلَْٔاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

Quran 57:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-Hadid (“The Iron”), a Medinan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 537 of the Madani Mushaf.

57:3

هُوَٱلْأَوَّلُوَٱلَْٔاخِرُوَٱلظَّٰهِرُوَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖوَهُوَبِكُلِّشَىْءٍعَلِيمٌ٣

huwa l-awalu wal-ākhiru wal-ẓāhiru wal-bāṭinu wahuwa bikulli shayin ʿalīmun

He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.(3)

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This commentary explains ayahs 57:1–3 together.