Al-Isra 17:55 وربك اعلم بمن في السماوات والارض ولقد فضلنا بعض النبيين على بعض واتينا داوود زبورا ٥٥
وَرَبُّكَ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِمَن
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
وَلَقَدۡ
فَضَّلۡنَا
بَعۡضَ
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
عَلَىٰ
بَعۡضٖۖ
وَءَاتَيۡنَا
دَاوُۥدَ
زَبُورٗا
٥٥
And your Lord knows best all who are in the heavens and the earth. And indeed, We have preferred some of the Prophets above others, and to Dâwûd (David) We gave the Zabûr (Psalms).
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ
(Your Lord knows you best;) O mankind, meaning, He knows best who among you deserves to be guided and who does not deserve to be guided.
إِن يَشَأْ يَرْحَمْكُمْ
(if He wills, He will have mercy on you,) by helping you to obey Him and turn to Him.
أَوْ إِن يَشَأْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ
…رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ
(Your Lord knows you best;) O mankind, meaning, He knows best who among you deserves to be guided and who does not deserve t
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