Bani Israil 17:55 وربك اعلم بمن في السماوات والارض ولقد فضلنا بعض النبيين على بعض واتينا داوود زبورا ٥٥
وَرَبُّكَ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِمَن
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
وَلَقَدۡ
فَضَّلۡنَا
بَعۡضَ
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
عَلَىٰ
بَعۡضٖۖ
وَءَاتَيۡنَا
دَاوُۥدَ
زَبُورٗا
٥٥
Your Lord knows best all those in the heavens and the earth. And We have surely favoured some prophets above others, and to David We gave the Psalms.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ
(Your Lord knows you best;) O mankind, meaning, He knows best who among you deserves to be guided and who does not deserve to be guided.
إِن يَشَأْ يَرْحَمْكُمْ
(if He wills, He will have mercy on you,) by helping you to obey Him and turn to Him.
أَوْ إِن يَشَأْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ
…رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ
(Your Lord knows you best;) O mankind, meaning, He knows best who among you deserves to be guided and who does not deserve t
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