Surah Nahl ayat 23 Tafsir Quran 16:23

﴿لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ﴾
[ النحل: 23]

16:23 Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant.

Without doubt verily God knows what they keep secret and what they disclose and will requite them for it. Indeed He does not love the arrogant meaning He will punish them.

Allah is indeed fully cognizant of all that they converse secretly or whisper under their breath and of what they suggest secretly to the mind, and of all that they openly declare and of all that is being said. He detests the arrogant exercising inordinate self- esteem

None is to be worshipped except Allah Allah tells us that there is none to be worshipped besides Him, the One, the Unique, the Lone, the Self-Sufficient.
He tells us that the hearts of the disbelievers deny that and are astonished by that: أَجَعَلَ الاٌّلِهَةَ إِلَـهاً وَحِداً إِنَّ هَـذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ ( "Has he made the gods (all ) into One God! Verily, this is a curious thing!") ( 38:5 ). وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ الَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ( And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter are filled with disgust, and when those besides Him are mentioned, behold, they rejoice! ) ( 39:45 ). وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ ( and they are proud ) meaning they are too proud to worship Allah, and their hearts reject the idea of singling Him out, as Allah says: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِى سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَخِرِينَ ( Verily! Those who scorn My worship they will surely enter Hell in humiliation! ) 40:60 So here, Allah says; لاَ جَرَمَ ( Certainly ), meaning truly, أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ( Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. ) meaning He will requite them for that in full. إِنَّهُ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ ( Truly, He does not like the proud. )

None is to be worshipped except Allah Allah tells us that there is none to be worshipped besides Him, the One, the Unique, the Lone, the Self-Sufficient.
He tells us that the hearts of the disbelievers deny that and are astonished by that: أَجَعَلَ الاٌّلِهَةَ إِلَـهاً وَحِداً إِنَّ هَـذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ ( "Has he made the gods (all ) into One God! Verily, this is a curious thing!") ( 38:5 ). وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ الَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ( And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter are filled with disgust, and when those besides Him are mentioned, behold, they rejoice! ) ( 39:45 ). وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ ( and they are proud ) meaning they are too proud to worship Allah, and their hearts reject the idea of singling Him out, as Allah says: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِى سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَخِرِينَ ( Verily! Those who scorn My worship they will surely enter Hell in humiliation! ) 40:60 So here, Allah says; لاَ جَرَمَ ( Certainly ), meaning truly, أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ( Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. ) meaning He will requite them for that in full. إِنَّهُ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ ( Truly, He does not like the proud. )

( Assuredly Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden ) of hatred, resentful envy, plotting and treachery ( and that which they proclaim ) of vilification, slander and violent confrontation. ( Lo! He loveth not the proud ) those who are too proud to believe.

Certainly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Truly, He likes not the proud.

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