The Holy Quran 7:187 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى ۖ لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ ثَقُلَتْ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً ۗ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنْهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

They ask you (O Muhammad ﷺ) about Qiyaamah, when will it occur? Say, "The knowledge of this is with my Rabb (only Allaah knows when it will occur). Only He will make it appear it on its time. It (the occurrence of Qiyaamah) will be weighty on the heavens and the earth and will appear suddenly." They ask you as if you have perfect knowledge of it. Say, "The knowledge of this is only with Allaah, but most people do not know." (We are aware of only the signs of Qiyaamah, as mentioned by Rasulullaah ﷺ)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Knowledge of the Day of Resurrection is with Allah alone: earlier, in the words عَسٰۤى اَنْ يَّكُوْنَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ اَجَلُهُمْ (“that perhaps their term has drawn near”), the term (death) of this particular people was mentioned, about which they know nothing of when it will come.

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