The Holy Quran 20:15 — Surah Taha

Arabic text

إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ

Translation

"Qiyaamah is undoubtedly coming. I shall conceal (the time when) it (will come. Qiyaamah will have to come) so that every soul can be granted retribution (rewarded or punished) for its efforts."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The concealment of the Hour: that is, I wish to keep the time of its coming hidden from all, so much so that if it were possible to hide it from Myself, I would hide it even from Myself, but that is not possible at all. In this there is mubalaghah (hyperbole, for emphasis), as in the hadith: لا تعلم شماله ما تنفق يمينه “…

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