Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 2 Al-Baqarah, Ayat 31-31
وَعَلَّمَ اٰدَمَ الۡاَسۡمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمۡ عَلَى الۡمَلٰٓـئِكَةِ فَقَالَ اَنۡۢبِـُٔوۡنِىۡ بِاَسۡمَآءِ هٰٓؤُلَآءِ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ صٰدِقِيۡنَ
﴿2:31﴾
(2:31) Then Allah taught Adam the names of all things42 and
presented them to the angels and said: “If you are right (that the appointment
of a vicegerent will cause mischief) then tell Me the names of these things.”
Notes
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.'