As-Samīʿ
The All-Hearing
Root س م ع (s-m-ʿ). Lane gives samiʿahu as ‘he heard it’. The word samʿ translates to hearing, while samiʿa means he heard, as seen in Qur'an 58:1. The term istamaʿa means he listened, with a reference in Qur'an 72:1. ‘And He is the Hearing, the Seeing.’ (42:11)
The root
س م عs-m-ʿ
Hearing. Lane gives samiʿahu as 'he heard it'.
- سَمْعsamʿhearing
- سَمِعَsamiʿaHe heard (58:1)
- اسْتَمَعَistamaʿahe listened (72:1)
Pronunciation
السَّمِيعُ
as-sa-MEE'
In the Qur'an
فَاطِرُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَمِنَ الْأَنْعَامِ أَزْوَاجًا ۖ يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ۚ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
[He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
42:11 · Sahih International