Surah Al-Hijr 15:24 — translation and meaning

الحجر · Verse 24 / 99 · Page 263

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ

Word by Word

وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
عَلِمْنَا
alim'na
We know
الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ
al-mus'taqdimina
the preceding ones
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
and verily
عَلِمْنَا
alim'na
We know
الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ
al-mus'takhirina
the later ones

Transliteration

Wa la qad 'alimnal mustaqdimeena minkum wa laqad 'alimnal mustaakhireen

Translation

And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I know of who was born and died before you, and of those who will be born and die after. Nothing of that is hidden from Me.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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