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 it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the 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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