Surat Al-Baqarah Verse No. 31: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 31 from Surah Al-Baqarah : Number of verses 286 - - page 6 - Part 1.
﴾وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِي بِأَسۡمَآءِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿
[ البقرة: 31]
And He taught Adam all the names (of everything), then He showed them to the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful."
English - Sahih International
And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(2:31) Allah replied, "I know what you do not know." *41 After this he taught Adam the names of all things. *42 Then He set these before the angels and asked, "Tell Me the names of these things, if you are right (in thinking that the appointment of a vicegerent will cause disorder)".
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*42). The nature of man's knowledge is such that he acquires information of different things through their names. Hence it might be said that the sum total of man's knowledge consists of the names of things. To teach Adam the names of all things means, therefore, imparting the knowledge of those things. us.*43) you, only You, are All-Knowing, All Wise.'