سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 76
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ ﴿76﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He knows what is before them, and what is behind them. And to Allâh return all matters (for decision).
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) after them
وَإِلَى
wa-ilā
And to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
تُرْجَعُ
tur'jaʿu
return
ٱلْأُمُورُ
l-umūru
all the matters
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 76) ➊ { يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَ مَا خَلْفَهُمْ:} This phrase appears in the Qur’an at four places: Surah Al-Baqarah (2:255), Surah Ta-Ha (20:110), Surah Al-Anbiya (21:28), and here in Surah Al-Hajj. At each place, before or after this phrase, there is mention of intercession or false deities. The meaning is that if you call upon angels, prophets, or saints not as independent fulfillers of needs and removers of difficulties, but as intercessors with Allah, even this is incorrect, because the only One who sees and hears everything is Allah Almighty. He alone knows every person’s apparent and hidden conditions, and He alone knows the open and concealed needs and benefits of the world. No creature, including angels and prophets, knows fully what should be done and what should not be done at any given time. Therefore, Allah Almighty has not given even His closest servants the right to intercede as they wish without His permission, nor that their intercession be accepted. See also the commentary of Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah (2:255) «مَنْ ذَا الَّذِيْ يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهٗۤ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِهٖ».
➋ { وَ اِلَى اللّٰهِ تُرْجَعُ الْاُمُوْرُ:} Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: “That is, the Prophet himself has no authority; authority in everything belongs to Allah.” (Muwadhih)
➋ { وَ اِلَى اللّٰهِ تُرْجَعُ الْاُمُوْرُ:} Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: “That is, the Prophet himself has no authority; authority in everything belongs to Allah.” (Muwadhih)
