@Hadithoftheday Names of All things.
Allah says in Qur'an:
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."
(Qur'an: Al-Baqara 2: Verse 31)
Allah says in Qur'an:
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."
(Qur'an: Al-Baqara 2: Verse 31)
@Hadithoftheday Allah told the angels about the creation of Adam as the human and would become Allah’s vicegeren who would serve to prosper the earth.
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@Hadithoftheday The angels said, as mentioned in Qur'an: ‘How can You put someone there who will cause damage and bloodshed, when we celebrate Your praise and proclaim Your holiness?’ but He (Allah) said, ‘I know things you do not.’ (2:30)
@Hadithoftheday Allah most High, informed the angels that He was aware of their reservations, at the same time reminding them of the limitations of their knowledge, while assuring them that, according to His infinite knowledge and wisdom, the creation of Adam was entirely good, right and proper
@Hadithoftheday The angels then understood Allah’s wisdom and voiced their submission to His Glory:
"Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise." (Qur’an 2:32)
"Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise." (Qur’an 2:32)
@Hadithoftheday Allah taught Adam the names of all things and inculcated into his mind the knowledge of their properties.
There are various interpretations of this by Qur’an commentators. +
There are various interpretations of this by Qur’an commentators. +
@Hadithoftheday Some affirm that Adam was taught the names of angels, others say that the names were names of his own descendants, & others say that the names were names of Allah Himself, by which Adam A.S was granted knowledge of his Lord. +
@Hadithoftheday Majority agree that the names taught to Adam were the names of all things living and non-living.
Allah then addressed His new creation.
He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, (Qur’an 2:33)
Allah then addressed His new creation.
He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, (Qur’an 2:33)
@Hadithoftheday And then Adam A.S did so. From the special knowledge Allah had granted him, he told the angels the names of the things that Allah had presented to them, names which the angels themselves did not know. +
@Hadithoftheday And when Adam A.S had finished, Allah Almighty again addressed the angels,
"Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed." (Qur’an 2:33)
"Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed." (Qur’an 2:33)
@Hadithoftheday In a broader sense, this refers to Allah’s perfect knowledge, which the angels were not privy to, of the final destiny of His creation, in which Adam and his descendants would play a major role.
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