At-Taghabun 64:18
The Mutual Disillusion · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 557
Knower of Unseen and Seen
عَٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ١٨
Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Mighty, the Wise.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Mighty, the Wise.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Allah knows what is done in secret and in the open, what exists and what does not; while appreciative and forbearing, He is also mighty and wise.
Reflect
Reflect that the good you do in secret is known.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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