Surah 57: Al-Hadid · Verse 3
Qur'an 57:3 · Al-Hadid
3Juz 27 · page 537
هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْءَاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
(3) He is the First[1623] and the Last,[1624] the Ascendant[1625] and the Intimate,[1626] and He is, of all things, Knowing.
Translator's notes
[1623]- Before whom nothing existed. Also, He who is supreme, foremost or uppermost. [1624]- Enduring eternally when nothing else remains. [1625]- Nothing being above Him. Another meaning is "the Apparent," i.e., evident through His creation and revelation. [1626]- Nothing being nearer than Him by way of His knowledge. Another meaning is "the Unapparent," i.e., concealed from man's physical senses.