Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Alaq, Ayah 5
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
Common Words
5 total5 unique0 repeated
علم1x
ٱلإنسن1x
ما1x
لم1x
يعلم1x
Other Scholars on This Ayah
Tafsir
Scholars offer complementary perspectives
taught man al-insān the generic what he did not know before he was taught in the way of guidance the art of writing crafts and so on.
Related Hadiths
Sahih al-Bukhari#3594Sahih
The same but said, "O Allah, teach him (Ibn Abbas) the Book (i.e. the understanding of the knowledge of Qur'an)." Narrated Khalid: As above.
Narrated by Narrated 'Abdul Warith:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#5386Sahih
"Abu Rifa'ah said: 'I came to the Messenger of Allah sat down on it and started to teach me what Allah has taught him, then he went and completed his Khutbah.'"
Narrated by It was narrated that Humaid bin Hilal said:
Sahih Muslim#4504Sahih
Ila amrin yofzi'una instead of Ila amrin na'rifuhu.
Narrated by The same tradition has been narrated through a different chain of transmitters on the authority of A'mash. This version contains the words:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(Teacheth man) writing with the pen (that which be knew not) before this; it is also said: He taught man the names of all things which he previously did not know.