Al-Mulk 67:26
The Sovereignty · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 563
Knowledge Is with Allah
قُلۡ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡعِلۡمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ ٢٦
Say: The knowledge is with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Say: The knowledge of it is only with Allah. I am only a clear warner.
Insight
Elmalılı draws a fine distinction: knowing that something will happen is one thing, knowing when is another. The Prophet clearly tells that it will surely come, but only Allah knows its time.
Reflect
See saying “I don’t know” about what you don’t know as a virtue.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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