Quran Verses About Knowledge

فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍ وَمَا كُنَّا غَآئِبِينَ ٧

Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.

قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ١٠٩

Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ ١١٢

Who will bring you every learned magician."

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱئْتُونِى بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ ٧٩

And Pharaoh said, "Bring to me every learned magician."

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ٢٢

And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.

قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحْلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ ٤٤

They said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams."

قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ ٥٣

[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."

وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ خُبْرًا ٦٨

And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"

كَذَٰلِكَ وَقَدْ أَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَيْهِ خُبْرًا ٩١

Thus. And We had encompassed [all] that he had in knowledge.

قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى فِى كِتَٰبٍ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلَا يَنسَى ٥٢

[Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."

إِنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًا ٩٨

Your god is only Allāh, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge."

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّرِيدٍ ٣

And of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge and follows every rebellious devil.

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَٰبٍ مُّنِيرٍ ٨

And of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him],

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ٣٤

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ ٣٧

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ١١٢

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْعَٰلِمُونَ ٤٣

And these examples We present to the people, but none will understand them except those of knowledge.

مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ٦٩

I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].

وَقِيلِهِۦ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٨٨

And [Allāh acknowledges] his saying, "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."

وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ٣٢

And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ ٢٨

And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ٤١

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ ٣٥

Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?

قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٢٦

Say, "The knowledge is only with Allāh, and I am only a clear warner."

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ ٣٧

Or do you have a scripture in which you learn

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ٤٧

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?

عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا ٢٦

[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ ٨

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ ٢٤

And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٥

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...