16:19
وَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُمَاتُسِرُّونَوَمَاتُعْلِنُونَ١٩
wal-lahu yaʿlamu mā tusirrūna wamā tuʿ'linūna
And Allāh knows what you conceal and what you declare.(19)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 19 (16:19)
ٱلنَّحْل
وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ
Quran 16:19 is ayah 19 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 269 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 27
- Page 269
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- مَاmāwhat
- تُسِرُّونَtusirrūnayou conceal
- وَمَاwamāand what
- تُعْلِنُونَtuʿ'linūnayou reveal
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:19
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:19–21 together.
The gods of the Idolators are Created, they do not create
Then Allah tells us that the idols which people call on instead of Him cannot create anything, they are themselves created, as Al-Khalil (Ibrahim) said:
قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ - وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
("Do you worship that which you (yourselves) carve While Allah has created you and what you make!") (37:-96).
أَمْوتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءٍ
((They are) dead, not alive) means, they are inanimate and lifeless, they do not hear, see, or think.
وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
(and they know not when they will be resurrected.) meaning, they do not know when the Hour will come, so how can anyone hope for any benefit or reward from these idols They should hope for it from the One Who knows all things and is the Creator of all things.