The Holy Quran 33:63 — Surah Al-Ahzab

Arabic text

يَسْـَٔلُكَ ٱلنَّاسُ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ تَكُونُ قَرِيبًا

Translation

People ask you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) about (when) Qiyaamah (will take place). Say, "The knowledge about it is only with Allaah. You will be surprised to know that perhaps Qiyaamah is close (you should therefore prepare yourselves for it)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

News of the nearness of the Hour: although Allah has not told anyone the exact appointed time of the Hour, here He has pointed to its nearness. It is related in a hadith that the Prophet ﷺ raised his index and middle fingers and said: اَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ (“I and the Hour are like these two fingers”)

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