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Hisn al-Muslim 135

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Hisn al-Muslim 135
Arabic hadith text

يقرأ قوله تعالى ((هُوَ الأوَّلُ، وَالآخِـرُ، وَالظّـاهِـرُ، وَالْبـاطِـنُ، وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَلـيم))

Translation

He recites the words of Allah, the Most High: “He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is Knowing of all things.”

Translation notes
  • يقرأ قوله تعالى ((هُوَ الأوَّلُ، وَالآخِـرُ، وَالظّـاهِـرُ، وَالْبـاطِـنُ، وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَلـيم))

    The witness renders al-Zahir as Most High and al-Batin as Most Near; the Arabic names are more directly the Manifest and the Hidden.

    Which renderings of these divine names should be used in this verse?

  • يقرأ قوله تعالى ((هُوَ الأوَّلُ، وَالآخِـرُ، وَالظّـاهِـرُ، وَالْبـاطِـنُ، وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَلـيم))

    The witness adds in Arabic after the verse translation; the source does not specify a language.

    Should in Arabic be added though it is absent from the source?