Surah 44 · verse 32
Ad-Dukhan 44:32
Sign in to listenوَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
wa-laqad ikhtarnahum 'ala 'ilm 'ala al-'alamin
And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنظَرِينَ
And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
Verse 30وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ
And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment -
Verse 31مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.
وَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.
وَآتَيْنَاهُم مِّنَ الْآيَاتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَاءٌ مُّبِينٌ
And We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial.
Verse 34إِنَّ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Indeed, these [disbelievers] are saying,
Verse 35إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
