Monday, March 15, 2021

What is the meaning of Subhan Allah?

 

وقد روى طلحة بن عبد الله أنه قال للنبى صلى الله عليه وسلم ما معنى سبحان الله؟ قال تنزيه الله من كل سوء،.

Narrated Talhah Ibn  ‘Ubaidallâh that he asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, what is the meaning of ‘Subhân Allâh?” He said, ‘Glorified (and Exalted) is He (Allâh) [above all that (evil) they associate with Him].

(Sahīh Al-Bukhârī, Vol. 5, Hadīth No. 226)

SOURCE: Al-Hilâlī & Muhsin Khân Translation, Sûrah 17. Al-Isrâ, verse 1 Part 15  p. 368 (under footnotes), The Noble Qur’ân