ع ل م '-l-m
عَلِمَ
'alima
(lit., a landmark or a sign by which something is known) — to know
Definition
- 1عَلِمَ'alimato know — also to teach (عَلَّمَ) and to learn (تَعَلَّمَ)778
- 2عَلَامَات'alāmātlandmarks by which places are known1
- 3أَعْلَامa'lāmmountains, serving as landmarks2
- 4الْعَالَمِينal-'ālamīnworlds of created beings, whose fine-tuning reveals the perfect knowledge and mastery of the Creator73
Total uses in the Qur’an: 854
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
عَلِمَ · يَعْلَمُ · يَعْلَمُونَ · تَعْلَمُونَ · نَعْلَمُ · أَعْلَمُ · اعْلَمُوا · سَيَعْلَمُونَ · الْعِلْمُ · عِلْمًا · عَالِمُ · الْعُلَمَاءُ · الْعَلِيمُ · عَلِيمٌ · عَلَّامُ · أَعْلَمُ · مَعْلُومٌ · عَلَّمَ · عَلَّمَهُ · يُعَلِّمُهُمُ · يَتَعَلَّمُونَ · مُعَلَّمٌ
فَعَلِمَ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا۟
So He knew what you did not know.
48:27draft glosses: 4 of 4
تَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِى وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِكَ
You know what is ˹hidden˺ within me, but I do not know what is within You.
5:116draft glosses: 9 of 9
لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ
You do not know them; ˹but˺ Allah knows them.
8:60draft glosses: 4 of 4
أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Do you not know that Allah is Most Capable of everything?
2:106draft glosses: 8 of 8
إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
… if you ˹really˺ know.
23:84draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
… while they know.
2:146draft glosses: 2 of 2
وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
… while you know.
2:22draft glosses: 2 of 2
وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And Allah knows, and you do not know.
2:216draft glosses: 5 of 5
لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
If only they knew!
2:103draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
But most of them do not know.
8:34draft glosses: 4 of 4
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
But no! They will come to know.
78:4draft glosses: 2 of 2
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
And know that Allah is with those mindful ˹of Him˺.
2:194draft glosses: 5 of 5
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
He taught the human being what he did not know.
96:5draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَمَا عَلَّمْنَٰهُ ٱلشِّعْرَ
And We have not taught him poetry.
36:69draft glosses: 3 of 3
تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ
… ˹hunting animals˺ which you train as Allah has taught you.
5:4draft glosses: 4 of 4
عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ
˹He is the˺ Knower of the unseen and the seen.
13:9draft glosses: 3 of 3
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ
Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ has the knowledge of the Hour.
31:34draft glosses: 5 of 5
إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى ٱللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْعُلَمَٰٓؤُا۟
Only the knowledgeable among His servants are ˹truly˺ in awe of Allah.
35:28draft glosses: 6 of 6
عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ
˹He is˺ Knower of all unseen.
5:116draft glosses: 2 of 2
وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
And He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
6:13draft glosses: 3 of 3
إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ
He surely knows best whatever ˹secrets˺ are hidden in the chests.
67:13draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالظَّالِمِينَ
And Allah knows the wrongdoers best.
6:58draft glosses: 3 of 3
أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَعْلُومٌ
They will have a known provision.
37:41draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ
And they learned what harmed them and did not benefit them.
2:102draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَقَالُوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَجْنُونٌ
And they said, “A madman, taught ˹by others˺!”
44:14draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 2
عَلَامَات · عَلَامَاتٍ
وَعَلَامَاتٍ وَبِالنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
Also by landmarks and stars do people find their way.
16:16draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 3
الْأَعْلَام
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ الْجَوَارِ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ
And among His signs are the ships like mountains ˹sailing˺ in the sea.
42:32draft glosses: 6 of 6
Sense 4
الْعَالَمِين · الْعَالَمِينَ
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds.
1:2draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
… and how I honoured you above the others.
2:47draft glosses: 4 of 4
Notes
ⓘالْعَالَمِين ‘worlds/created beings’ is the only form built on عَال (with fatḥah on the ع).
DawahAgent2026-06-10 · reviewed