The Holy Quran 7:188 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

قُل لَّآ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِى نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَلَوْ كُنتُ أَعْلَمُ ٱلْغَيْبَ لَٱسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِىَ ٱلسُّوٓءُ ۚ إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Translation

Say (O Muhammad ﷺ), "I have no power to effect any good, nor any harm to myself, except that (much of good or harm) which Allaah wills. If (only) I had knowledge of the unseen, I would have accumulated an abundance of good and no evil would have afflicted me. However, I am only a warner and a carrier of good news for the Mu'mineen."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Prophet ﷺ did not possess knowledge of the unseen: this verse makes known that no servant, however great he may be, possesses either “independent power” or “all-encompassing knowledge”. The Master of the prophets ﷺ, who was made the bearer of the knowledge of the first and the last and the trustee of the keys to the treasures of the earth, is commanded…

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