سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 25
قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَمَدًا ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I know not whether (the punishment) which you are promised is near or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنْ
in
Not
أَدْرِىٓ
adrī
I know
أَقَرِيبٌۭ
aqarībun
whether is near
مَّا
mā
what
تُوعَدُونَ
tūʿadūna
you are promised
أَمْ
am
or (whether)
يَجْعَلُ
yajʿalu
will appoint
لَهُۥ
lahu
for it
رَبِّىٓ
rabbī
my Lord
أَمَدًا
amadan
a (distant) term
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.
25. 1 The meaning is that the knowledge of punishment or the Hour belongs to the unseen, which only Allah knows whether it is near or far.
