Surah Al-Ahzaab: Verse 54 - إن تبدوا شيئا أو تخفوه... - English
Tafsir of Verse 54, Surah Al-Ahzaab
إِن تُبْدُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا
English Translation
Whether you reveal a thing or conceal it, indeed Allah is ever, of all things, Knowing.English Transliteration
In tubdoo shayan aw tukhfoohu fainna Allaha kana bikulli shayin AAaleemanTafsir of Verse 54
Whether you reveal anything, or whether you conceal it, surely God has knowledge of everything.
Whether ye reveal anything or conceal it, verily Allah has full knowledge of all things.
إِن تُبْدُوا شَيْئًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا (If you disclose any thing, or conceal it, Allah is All-Knowing about everything - 33:54). It has been repeated again in this verse that Allah Ta’ ala knows even the intents and thoughts hidden in the hearts. So whether you disclose or conceal, Allah Ta’ ala knows it all. What is being emphasized here is that one should not let any doubt or suspicion enter one's mind or heart about the above-stated rules, and must avoid any violation of these rules.
The issue of Hijab for women, out of the three injunctions in the above mentioned verse, needs some further elaboration which is being given below.
