Tafsir for verse: 49:16
قُلۡ أَتُعَلِّمُونَ ٱللَّهَ بِدِينِكُمۡ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ ١٦ ﴿16﴾
16Say, “Would you apprise Allah of your religion, while Allah knows all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and Allah is All-Knowing about every thing?”
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Commentary
It is said: I did not know of your arrival, meaning: I was not aware of it nor did I encompass it. From it is His saying, the Exalted, 'Do you inform Allah of your religion?' And in it is a denigration of them.
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