Quran 2:31

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 31

Verse 31 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسْمَآءِ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இன்னும், (இறைவன்) எல்லாப் (பொருட்களின்) பெயர்களையும் ஆதமுக்கு கற்றுக் கொடுத்தான்; பின் அவற்றை வானவர்கள் முன் எடுத்துக்காட்டி, "நீங்கள் (உங்கள் கூற்றில்) உண்மையாளர்களாயிருப்பின் இவற்றின் பெயர்களை எனக்கு விவரியுங்கள்" என்றான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ආදම්ට සියලු නාමයන් ඔහු ඉගැන්වී ය. පසුව ඒවා මලක්වරුන් වෙත ගෙන හැර පා "නුඹලා සත්‍යවාදීහු නම් මේවායෙහි නාමයන් මට දැනුම් දෙනු" යි ඔහු පැවසී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور اللہ تعالیٰ نے آدم کو تمام نام سکھا کر ان چیزوں کو فرشتوں کے سامنے پیش کیا اور فرمایا، اگر تم سچے ہو تو ان چیزوں کے نام بتاؤ۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれはアーダムに凡てのものの名を教え,次にそれらを天使たちに示され,「もし,あなたがた(の言葉)が真実なら,これらのものの名をわれに言ってみなさい。」と仰せられた。
ChineseMa Jian
他将万物的名称,都教授阿丹,然後以万物昭示众天神,说:你们把这些事物的名称告诉我吧,如果你们是诚实的。

Tafsir of 2:31

The Virtue of Adam over the Angels Allah stated the virtue of Adam above the angels, because He taught Adam, rather than them, the names of everything. This occurred after they prostrated to him. This discussion precedes that event here, only to show the importance of his position, and the absence of the angels' knowledge about creating the Khalifah when they asked about it. So Allah informed the angels that He knows what they do not know, and then He mentioned this to show them Adam's superiority over them in knowledge. Allah said, وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ الأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا (And He taught Adam all the names (of everything)).…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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