سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 110
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلْمًا ﴿110﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He (Allâh) knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them (in the Hereafter) but they will never compass anything of His Knowledge.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
He knows
مَا
mā
what
بَيْنَ
bayna
(is) before them
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
(is) before them
وَمَا
wamā
and what
خَلْفَهُمْ
khalfahum
(is) behind them
وَلَا
walā
while not
يُحِيطُونَ
yuḥīṭūna
they encompass
بِهِۦ
bihi
it
عِلْمًۭا
ʿil'man
(in) knowledge
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
110. 1. In the previous verse, the principle for intercession that was stated, its reason and cause have been explained here: since no one except Allah has complete knowledge about anyone as to how great a criminal he is, and whether he is even deserving of intercession or not, therefore, the decision regarding who is worthy of the intercession of the Prophets and the righteous will also be made by Allah alone. Because no one except Him knows, nor can know, the nature and quality of each person's crimes.
