لا تدركه الأبصار وهو يدرك الأبصار وهو اللطيف الخبير
Not (can) grasp Him the visions but He (can) grasp (all) the vision, and He (is) the All-Subtle, the All-Aware.
Al-Latif (The All-Subtle) expresses both Allah’s knowledge of the finest, unseen subtleties and His gentle, unexpected kindness in bringing relief. In the Quran, this Divine Name appears 7 times across 7 verses in 7 surahs, from Quran 6:103 (Surah Al-An'am) to Quran 67:14 (Surah Al-Mulk).
Reflection: Looking back on life’s turns reveals the quiet grace of Al-Latif arranging good through paths we could never have planned.
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لا تدركه الأبصار وهو يدرك الأبصار وهو اللطيف الخبير
Not (can) grasp Him the visions but He (can) grasp (all) the vision, and He (is) the All-Subtle, the All-Aware.
ورفع أبويه على العرش وخروا له سجدا وقال يا أبت هذا تأويل رؤياي من قبل قد جعلها ربي حقا وقد أحسن بي إذ أخرجني من السجن وجاء بكم من البدو من بعد أن نزغ الشيطان بيني وبين إخوتي إن ربي لطيف لما يشاء إنه هو العليم الحكيم
And he raised his parents upon the throne and they fell down to him prostrate. And he said, "O my father! This (is the) interpretation (of) my dream, from before. Verily, has made it my Lord true. And indeed, He was good to me when He took me out of the prison, and brought you from the bedouin life from after [that] had caused discord the Shaitaan between me and between my brothers. Indeed, my Lord (is) All-Subtle to what He wills. Indeed, He, He (is) the All-Knower, the All-Wise.
ألم تر أن الله أنزل من السماء ماء فتصبح الأرض مخضرة إن الله لطيف خبير
Do not you see, that Allah sends down from the sky water then becomes the earth green? Indeed, Allah (is) surely All-Subtle, All-Aware.
يا بني إنها إن تك مثقال حبة من خردل فتكن في صخرة أو في السماوات أو في الأرض يأت بها الله إن الله لطيف خبير
"O my son! Indeed it, if it be (the) weight (of) a grain of a mustard seed, and it be in a rock or in the heavens or in the earth will bring forth it Allah. Indeed, Allah (is) All-Subtle, All-Aware.
واذكرن ما يتلى في بيوتكن من آيات الله والحكمة إن الله كان لطيفا خبيرا
And remember what is recited in your houses of (the) Verses (of) Allah and the wisdom. Indeed, Allah is All-Subtle, All-Aware.
الله لطيف بعباده يرزق من يشاء وهو القوي العزيز
Allah (is) All-Subtle with His slaves; He gives provision (to) whom He wills. And He (is) the All-Strong, the All-Mighty.
ألا يعلم من خلق وهو اللطيف الخبير
Does not know (the One) Who created? And He (is) the All-Subtle, the All-Aware.