The Holy Quran 41:47 — Surah Fussilat

Arabic text

۞ إِلَيْهِ يُرَدُّ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ۚ وَمَا تَخْرُجُ مِن ثَمَرَٰتٍ مِّنْ أَكْمَامِهَا وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآءِى قَالُوٓا۟ ءَاذَنَّـٰكَ مَا مِنَّا مِن شَهِيدٍ

Translation

The knowledge of (when) Qiyaamah (will occur) is referred to Him only (only He knows when Qiyaamah will take place). In His knowledge is every fruit that emerges from its covering (sheath), every female that bears (a child), and every female that delivers (only Allaah knows the qualities and future of the child). The (Day of Qiyaamah is the) day when they (the Mushrikeen) will be asked (by Allaah), "Where are My partners (the partners you ascribed to Me)" (Call them to help you.) They will submit, "We declare (confess) to You that none of us can testify (that You have any partner. Today we have realised that our beliefs were wrong)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, He alone knows when the Day of Resurrection will come. Even the greatest prophet or angel cannot fix its time. Whomever you ask will say only: مَا الْمَسْئُوْلُ عَنْهَا بِاَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّآئِلِ (“The one asked about it knows no more than the one asking”).

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