وَمَا مِنْ غَآئِبَةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ 75
Translations
And there is nothing concealed within the heaven and the earth except that it is in a clear Register.
Transliteration
Wa maa min ghaa'ibatin fee as-samaa'i wa al-ardi illa fee kitaabin mubeen
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah affirms that nothing hidden in the heavens and earth exists outside of Allah's complete knowledge and divine record (the Preserved Tablet - al-Lawh al-Mahfuz). Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi interpret this as a declaration of Allah's absolute omniscience—all past, present, and future events are recorded and known by Him. The phrase 'kitaab mubeen' (clear/manifest book) emphasizes that this divine knowledge is not merely internal but documented and clear, demonstrating the certainty and immutability of Allah's decree.
Revelation Context
Surah An-Naml is a Meccan surah dealing with divine signs and the certainty of the Hereafter. This ayah appears in the context of affirming Allah's knowledge and power over all creation, particularly in response to disbelievers who deny resurrection and divine justice. It serves to reassure believers of Allah's complete awareness of all deeds and intentions.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Allah wrote the measures of all things fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth' (Sahih Muslim 2653). Additionally, the ayah relates to Quranic teachings on divine knowledge found in Surah Al-Hajj 22:70: 'Do you not know that Allah knows all that is in the heaven and on earth?'
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah provides profound spiritual comfort: nothing escapes Allah's knowledge or record, so believers should trust that all injustices will be accounted for and all good deeds recorded. It should motivate ethical consciousness—knowing that our hidden intentions and concealed actions are witnessed by Allah.
Related Ayahs
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا ۖ وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.
يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُن فِى صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ أَوْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ
[And Luqmān said], "O my son, indeed if it [i.e., a wrong] should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allāh will bring it forth. Indeed, Allāh is Subtle and Aware.
۞ يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أُجِبْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّـٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ
[Be warned of] the Day when Allāh will assemble the messengers and say, "What was the response you received?" They will say, "We have no knowledge. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen" -
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ
And that within the breasts is obtained,