Grammar
Part of SpeechVerb (Fi‘l Māḍī)
Root (Arabic)س م ع
Root Transliterations-m-‘
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingSa-mi-‘a
Common MistakeReplacing the throat letter ‘Ayn (ع) at the end with a plain Hamzah/A ('Samia'), or blurring the Kasrah on Mīm (مِ).
Learning Notes
Micro TafsirIn the Quran, *Sami‘a* carries two main dimensions: divine hearing (Allah's all-encompassing awareness of every secret and prayer) and human hearing (which requires not just physical audition, but comprehension and obedience—*Sami‘nā wa aṭa‘nā* 'We hear and we obey').
Memory HookAssociate *Sami‘a* with the divine attribute *As-Samī‘* (The All-Hearing) and the daily prayer response *Sami‘allāhu liman ḥamidah*.
Contextual Verse
Al-Baqarah (2:285)
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination."