Transliteration:( Ilaihi yuraddu 'ilmus Saaa'ah; wa maa takhruju min samaraatim min akmaamihaa wa maa tahmilu min unsaa wa laa tada'u illaa bi'ilmih; wa Yawma yunaadeehim aina shurakaaa'ee qaalooo aazannaaka maa minnaa min shaheed )
"The knowledge of the Hour is referred [129] to Him alone. And no fruit comes forth from its sheath, and neither any female bears nor brings forth (a child), but He has the knowledge (130) about it. And on the day when He will call them: 'Where are My associates (131)' They will say: 'We have already professed to You that there is no witness (132) among us for them'."
This indicates that the exact timing of the Day of Judgement is known to none but Allah Almighty. Even Prophets and Saints, when asked about it, would say, “Allah knows best.” Although the Holy Prophet ﷺ has been informed of its signs, the day (Friday), the date (10th Muharram), he has not disclosed the exact year, as that remains a part of the Divine secrets. (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan)
Allah Almighty’s all-encompassing knowledge includes every stage of life. From the emergence of fruit from its sheath, to the conception and birth of a child, nothing escapes His knowledge. Every detail—gender, condition, lifespan, sustenance, and deeds—is known to Him.
While astrologers or mystics may sometimes predict certain events, their guesses are based on speculation and are often inaccurate or coincidental. Even the true knowledge received by Saints is not intrinsic, but granted by Allah. Therefore, it does not contradict the exclusive attribute of Allah’s omniscience.
On the Day of Judgement, Allah will ask the polytheists through the angels, “Where are My partners?” — referring to the idols and deities they worshipped beside Allah. This is a question of rebuke and humiliation.
The polytheists will then admit, “We now declare that we have no witnesses for them.” That is, no one remains to defend or testify on behalf of these idols. They will confess that only Allah is the True Deity, thereby admitting that their earlier beliefs were false—but it will be too late for repentance.
This verse reinforces the themes of Divine omniscience, the futility of polytheism, and the absolute authority of Allah on the Day of Reckoning.
The tafsir of Surah Fussilat verse 47 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Fussilat ayat 46 which provides the complete commentary from verse 46 through 48.
(41:47) The knowledge of the Hour[61] rests solely with Him.[60] Not a fruit comes forth from its sheath, nor does any female conceive nor give birth to a child but it is in His knowledge.[62] On that Day He will call out to them: “Where are those associates of Mine?” They will answer: “We have declared to You that none of us can bear witness to that.”[63]
61. The Hour: the Hour of Resurrection, i.e. the Hour when the evildoers will be punished for their evil and the grievances of the oppressed good people will be redressed.
62. By this the listeners have been made to realize two things:
(1) That not only of Resurrection but the knowledge of all unseen things is reserved for Allah alone; there is no other knower of the unseen.
(2) That God Who possesses the detailed knowledge of the most minor things cannot remain unaware of the acts and deeds of anybody.
Therefore, no one in His kingdom should act fearlessly, with impunity. Only according to this second meaning the sentence becomes relevant to what follows. If one studies the following sentences, the theme that immediately becomes obvious is: Don’t concern yourselves about finding our the date of the coming of Resurrection; you should, however, be anxious about the consequences of your deviations you will have to bear when it comes. This same thing had the Prophet (peace be upon him) once said to a person, who asked him the date of the coming of Resurrection. All the major collections of Hadith contain a commonly reported tradition to the effect: Once when the Prophet (peace be upon him) was on a journey, a man on the way shouted his name from a distance. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked what he wanted to say. He said: When will Resurrection come? The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: It must come, in any case! What preparations have you made for it?
63. That is, now we have realized that what we had in our minds was absolutely wrong. Now none among us is of the view that there is another one who is also your associate in Godhead. The words “we announce” show that on the Day of Resurrection the disbelievers will be asked again and again, on every occasion: In the world you went on refusing to believe what the Messengers of God said: now say who was in the right: they or you? And the disbelievers will every time confess that the truth indeed was that which the Messengers preached and they themselves were in the wrong because they forsook the knowledge and persisted in their own ignorance.
64. That is, in their utter hopelessness they will look around to see if they could find any one of those whom they used to serve and worship in the world, who could come to their rescue and save them from God’s torment, or at least have their punishment reduced, but they will find no helper on any side.
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