ONE AYAT A DAY
قَالَ يٰٓاٰدَمُ اَنْۢبِئْهُمْ بِاَسْمَاۤىِٕهِمْ ۚ فَلَمَّآ اَنْۢبَاَهُمْ بِاَسْمَاۤىِٕهِمْۙ قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكُمْ اِنِّيْٓ اَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۙ وَاَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُوْنَ وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْتُمُوْنَ
Qāla yā ādamu ambi'hum bi'asmā'ihim, falammā amba'ahum bi'asmā'ihim, qāla alam aqul lakum innī a‘lamu gaibas-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), wa a‘lamu mā tubdūna wa mā kuntum taktumūn(a).
He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed."
The Virtue of Adam over the AngelsAllah stated the virtue of Adam above the angels, because He taught Adam, rather than them, the names of everything. This occurred after they prostrated to him. This discussion precedes that event here, only to show the importance of his position, and the absence of the angels' knowledge about creating the Khalifah when they asked about it. So Allah informed the angels that He knows what they do not know, and then He mentioned this to show them Adam's superiority over them in knowledge. Allah said,وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ الأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا(And He taught Adam all the names (of everything)).Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah;وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ الأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا(And He taught Adam all the names (of everything)) "Meaning, the names that people use, such as human, animal, sky, earth, land, sea, horse, donkey, and so forth, including the names of the other species." Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir reported that `Asim bin Kulayb narrated from Sa`id bin Ma`bad that Ibn `Abbas was questioned,وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ الأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا(And He taught Adam all the names (of everything)) "Did Allah teach him the names of the plate and the pot" He said, "Yes, and even the terms for breaking wind!"Allah taught Adam the names of everything, their proper names, the names of their characteristics, and what they do, just as Ibn `Abbas stated about the ter…