What does Quran 50:4 mean?

Quran 50:4 (Surah Qaaf, Ayah 4) translates to: "We know what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a retaining record."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 50:4 from?

This ayah is from Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), the 50th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

What tafsir is available for Quran 50:4?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 50:4 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Knowledge, Record of Deeds, Death, Afterlife, Divine Revelation.

Ayah 3

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْع...

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Ayah 5

بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ...

قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ

Qad 'alimnaa maa tanqu-sul-ardu minhum wa 'indanaa Kitaabun Hafeez

We know what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a retaining record.

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2 ayahs in Qaaf are strongly about Allah’s decree. This is one of them.

Next on Decree & what is written →50:18Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].

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We know what the earth diminishes consumes of them and with Us is a preserving Book namely the Preserved Tablet al-lawh al-mahfūz which contains everything that has been ordained by God.

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