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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the verse: ((Indeed, nothing is hidden from Allah on earth or in the heavens)).

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Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
Indeed, from Allah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven. إن الله لا يخفى عليه شيء في الأرض ولا في السماء
[Ali 'Imran 3:5]
As we see, this sentence is a declarative statement affirmed by "in" (indeed), and its predicate is negative,
from Allah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven. لا يخفى عليه شيء في الأرض ولا في السماء
[Ali 'Imran 3:5]
and "hidden" is the opposite of "manifest." It contains "shay'" (something), which is an indefinite noun in a context of negation, so it encompasses everything.
in the earth nor in the heaven.في الأرض ولا في السماء
[Ali 'Imran 3:5]
"On earth and in the heavens" is attached to "hidden," meaning
Nothing is hidden from Him لا يخفى عليه شيء
nothing is hidden from Him, neither in this nor in that. The intended meaning of "earth" and "heavens" is the generic sense, encompassing all earths and all heavens. In this noble verse, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) informs that nothing is hidden from Him on earth or in the heavens. This is a negative attribute, intended to demonstrate the perfection of His knowledge, because negative attributes are not intended to mean mere negation, as we have passed through in creed, but rather the perfection of the opposite of that negation. So if He says:
Nothing is hidden from Him لا يخفى عليه شيء
Why? Because of the perfection of His knowledge, nothing is hidden from Him. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is perfect in knowledge
from Allah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven. لا يخفى عليه شيء في الأرض ولا في السماء
[Ali 'Imran 3:5]
and the purpose of this sentence is to train a person to obey Allah's command and avoid His prohibition, and that you do not think your deeds are hidden from Allah, but rather they are known to Him. So you must perform His obedience and avoid His disobedience. Do not say, "I am in my house, I am in a room, I am in a chamber, no one sees me," because Allah is watching you
Indeed, from Allah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven. إن الله لا يخفى عليه شيء في الأرض ولا في السماء
[Ali 'Imran 3:5]
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Source alathar.net

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