The Cow — Verse 31
2:31 · al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:31
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وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلۡأَسۡمَاۤءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبِءُونِی بِأَسۡمَاۤءِ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ٣١
waʿallama ādama l-asmāa kullahā thumma ʿaraḍahum ʿalā l-malāikati faqāla anbiūnī bi-asmāi hāulāi in kuntum ṣādiqīn
He taught Adam all the names [of things], then He showed them to the angels and said, ‘Tell me the names of these if you truly [think you can].’
And He taught Adam the names of all things, then He showed them to the angels and said: “Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful.”
And He taught Adam the names, all of them; thereafter He set them before the angles, and said declare unto Me the names of those if ye say sooth
Then He gave Adam knowledge of the nature and reality of all things and everything, and set them before the angels and said: "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful."
And He taught (programmed) Adam (the name ‘Adam’ in the Quran references every single human, who in reality is nonexistent and has been created from a state of nothingness through the manifestation of a composition of Names) all of the Names (all knowledge pertaining to the Names and their manifestation). Then said to the angels, “Explain the (qualities of the) Names of (Adam’s) existence, if you insist on your claim.”
He taught Adam the names of all things. Then He arrayed them before the angels and said, ´Tell me the names of these if you are telling the truth.´
And He taught Adam the Names, all of them; then presented them to the angels and said, ‘Tell me the names of these, if you are truthful.’
(Having brought him into existence, God) taught Adam the names, all of them. Then (in order to clarify the supremacy of humankind and the wisdom in their being created and made vicegerent on the earth), He presented them (the things and beings, whose names had been taught to Adam, with their names) to the angels, and said, "Now tell Me the names of these, if you are truthful (in your praising, worshipping, and sanctifying Me as My being God and Lord deserves)
And He taught Adam the names, all of them, then He presented (the objects of) these names to the angels and said, `Tell Me the names of these (things) if what you say is right.
And He taught Adam the names, all of them; then He presented them unto the angels and said, 'Now tell Me the names of these, if you speak truly.
And He taught Adam the attributes/names, all of them. And then presented them to the angels and said: “Tell Me the attributes/names of these, if you are truthful.”
[Once God created Adam, in order to answer the Angles’ question,] He taught Adam every possible subject and then asked questions about those subjects from the angles [making his points that in spite of the man’s shortcoming, he is given a higher level of learning capacity than the angles (who do not shed blood or make mischief) do not possess]
And He taught Adam the names of all things, then He placed them before the angels and said, “Tell me the names of these if you are right.
And He taught Adam the names, all of them; then He presented them to the angels and said, “Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful.”
And He taught Adam the names, all of them; then He propounded them to the angels and said, 'Declare to me the names of these, if ye are truthful.
And Allah the Supreme taught Adam all the names (of things), then presented them to the angels, saying, "Tell Me the names of these, if you are truthful."
So He taught Adam the names all of them then He presented them to the angels and He said, “Inform me about the names of these if indeed you are truthful.”
and He taught Adam the names of all things, and then proposed them to the angels, and said, declare unto Me the names of these things if ye say truth
And He taught Adam the Names (qualities), all of them; then He propounded them to the angels and said, "Declare to Me the names of these, if you are truthful."
He taught Adam (father of humans) the names all of them and then presented them to the angels, saying: 'Tell Me the names of these, if you are truthful.
And he taught Adam the names of all things, and then set them before the angels, and said, "Tell me the names of these, if ye are endued with wisdom."
And He taught Adam characteristics of every thing of that (earth) and He brought them in view to the angels and said: “Tell me the characteristics of all this if you are truthful.”
And He taught Adam the names, all of them. Again, He presented them to the angels and said: Communicate to Me the names of these if you had been ones who are sincere.
(Allah) taught Adam the names of all things. He placed (those things) before the angels and said, “Tell Me the names of these if you’re so smart.”
He taught Adam the names of all things; then He presented the things to the angels and said: "Tell Me the names of these if what you say is true?"
Allah replied, "I know what you do not know." After this he taught Adam the names of all things. Then He set these before the angels and asked, "Tell Me the names of these things, if you are right (in thinking that the appointment of a vicegerent will cause disorder)"
And He taught Adam all the names, then presented them to the angels; He said: Tell Me the names of those if you are right
And He taught Adam all names $, then He presented them (things) before the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these if you are right (in your objection to Adam being made the successor on earth)." $ A name normally indicates the purpose or use of a thing.
And He taught Adam all the names. Then He placed them before the angels. Then He said to them, "Describe to me these names, if you do really know the truth."
And Allah taught Adam the names of all (things), and then presented them before the angels and said: ‘Tell Me the names of these things if you are true (in your assumption).
And He taught Adam the description of all things, then He displayed them to the Angels and said: "Inform Me the descriptions of these things if you are truthful."
And He taught Adam the names of all things, then He displayed them to the angels and said: "Inform Me of the names of these if you are truthful.
And He taught Adam the names of all things, then He displayed them to the angels and said: "Inform Me of the names of these if you are truthful."
And He taught Adam the names, all of them, then He displayed/exhibited/showed them on (to) the angels, so He said: "Inform Me with (the) names (of) those, if you were truthful."
And He imparted unto Adam the names of all things; then He brought them within the ken of the angels and said: "Declare unto Me the names of these [things], if what you say is true."
And He imparted unto Adam the names of all things; and then He exhibited them to the angels and said, “Declare unto Me the names of these [things], if what you say is true.
And He taught Adam all the names; Thereafter He set them before the Angels; so He said, "Inform me of the names of these, in case you are sincere."
And He taught Adam all the names, then showed them to the angels, saying: Inform Me of the names of these, if ye are truthful
He taught Adam all the names. Then He introduced (some intelligent beings) to the angels, asking them to tell Him the names of these beings, if the angels were true to their claim (that they more deserved to be His deputies on earth)
And He taught ‘Adam the names, all of them; then presented them before the angels, and said, .Tell me their names, if you are right
He taught ‘Adam’ all the names and then He presented them to the ‘Angels’ and said: "Inform Me the names of these, if you are (really) truthful."
And He taught Adam the names of all the things. Then, presented them before the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of all these (things) if you are right."
And He taught Adam all the names and then He presented them to the Angels and said: ‘Inform Me the names of these if you were truthful’.
Then, He created Adam; Foreknowing that he would be destined to inhabit the earth, Allah imparted to him knowledge of all the names denoting members of all classes of beings and objects, the animate and the inanimate, the material and the immaterial. He then presented them to the angels, saying: "Give Me the designations of all that I imparted to Adam if you are declaring the truth."
He taught Adam the names of all things, then presented them to the Angels and asked: “Tell Me the names of these things, if you are right”.
He taught Adam the names of all things, then He presented them to the angels and said, “Tell Me the names of these, if what you say is true?”
And He taught Adam all the names and then presented (things) to the angels and said: "tell me the names of these if you are right."
He taught Adam the names of all things and then set them before the angels, saying: ‘Tell Me the names of these, if what you say be true.‘
He taught Adam all the names then presented them to the angels, saying, "Give me the names of these, if you are right."
He taught Adam the names of everything, and then showed them to the angels. He said, "Tell me the names of these if you are so sure of yourselves."
He taught Adam the names of all things and then showed them to the angels. He said, "Tell me the names of these if you are so sure of what you know."
And He taught Adam the names, all of them; then he presented them to the angels, and said, “Inform Me with names of these, if you are truthful.''
And he taught Adam all the names,then he presented them before the angels, and said: 'tell me the names of these if you are right'
And He taught Adam the names of all things and then turned to the angels and said, 'Tell Me the names of these things, if what you say is true.'
Then Allah endowed mankind with the capacity to attain knowledge (that the angels would never have). Then He showed the angels certain things and said to them, "Tell me if you have the capacity to learn about things in the Universe, in case what you say is true." (That this new creation is but vain)
And He taught Adam all the names, then presented them to the angels; then He said: Tell me the names of those if you are right
And HE taught Adam all the names, then HE put the objects of these names before the angles and said, `Tell ME the names of these, if you are right,
And He taught Adam the names, all of them. Then He laid them before the angels and said, “Tell me the names of these, if you are truthful.
And He taught Adam the names of all things: Then He placed them before the angels and said: "Tell Me the names of these (things) if you are right."
He taught Adam the names—all of them. Then He presented them to the angels, and said, “Tell me the names of these, if you are truthful.”
And He taught Adam the names, all of them; then he presented them to the angels, and said, 'Tell Me the names of these, if you are sincere.'
And God taught Adam the names, all of them; then set the1n before the angels and said, “Tell me these names. if you speak the truth."
And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."
And He taught Adam the names, all of them. Then He presented them to the angels then He said, 'Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful.'
And He taught Adam the nature of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: "Tell me the nature of these if ye are right."
And He taught Adam the names of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: "Tell me the names of these if ye are right."