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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 47
۞ إِلَيْهِ يُرَدُّ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ۚ وَمَا تَخْرُجُ مِن ثَمَرَٰتٍ مِّنْ أَكْمَامِهَا وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآءِى قَالُوٓا۟ ءَاذَنَّـٰكَ مَا مِنَّا مِن شَهِيدٍ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
To Him (Alone) is referred the knowledge of the Hour. No fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female conceive nor brings forth (young), except by His Knowledge. And on the Day when He will call unto them (polytheists) (saying): "Where are My (so-called) partners (whom you did invent)?" They will say: "We inform You that none of us bears witness to it (that they are Your partners)!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
To Him
يُرَدُّ
yuraddu
is referred
عِلْمُ
ʿil'mu
(the) knowledge
ٱلسَّاعَةِ ۚ
l-sāʿati
(of) the Hour
وَمَا
wamā
And not
تَخْرُجُ
takhruju
comes out
مِن
min
any
ثَمَرَٰتٍۢ
thamarātin
fruits
مِّنْ
min
from
أَكْمَامِهَا
akmāmihā
their coverings
وَمَا
wamā
and not
تَحْمِلُ
taḥmilu
bears
مِنْ
min
any
أُنثَىٰ
unthā
female
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَضَعُ
taḍaʿu
gives birth
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ
biʿil'mihi
with His knowledge
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
يُنَادِيهِمْ
yunādīhim
He will call them
أَيْنَ
ayna
Where (are)
شُرَكَآءِى
shurakāī
My partners
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They will say
ءَاذَنَّـٰكَ
ādhannāka
We announce (to) You
مَا
mā
not
مِنَّا
minnā
among us
مِن
min
any
شَهِيدٍۢ
shahīdin
witness
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47. The knowledge of the Hour is referred to Allah alone. No fruit emerges from its sheath, nor does any female conceive or give birth [61], except with His knowledge. And on the Day He will call them, “Where are My partners?” they will say, “We have declared to You that none of us bears witness (to that) [62].”
[61]
Turning the Direction of the Answer Towards That Which Relates to Practical Life:
Such is the extent of Allah Almighty’s knowledge that all the states a bud passes through until its fruit emerges, and all the stages a fetus undergoes in the mother’s womb, are all within Allah Almighty’s knowledge. When such an All-Knowing Being is informing you that the Day of Judgment is certain to come, then you should believe in it. As for the matter of when it will come, that knowledge is also only with Allah, and to disclose it is against the Divine Will, because in that case, the very purpose of human creation would be lost. It had become a pastime for the disbelievers to repeatedly ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ this question, so in response, different answers were given at different places, and the aspect was adopted which relates to practical life. This was also the practice of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Thus, once while you ﷺ were traveling somewhere, someone called out loudly on the way: “O Muhammad ﷺ! When will the Day of Judgment come?” So you ﷺ replied: “Woe to you! Have you prepared anything for it?” [مسلم۔ کتاب البرو الصلۃ والادب۔ باب المرء مع من احب]
[62] The meaning of ﴿اٰذنّٰكَ﴾ is: We have already made you aware, that is, on the Day of Judgment, when the polytheists see the outcome of their polytheism, instead of admitting their polytheism, they will outright deny it. Some scholars have interpreted “shaheed” here as “witness,” meaning: Today, none of our deities are visible to us here.
[61]
Turning the Direction of the Answer Towards That Which Relates to Practical Life:
Such is the extent of Allah Almighty’s knowledge that all the states a bud passes through until its fruit emerges, and all the stages a fetus undergoes in the mother’s womb, are all within Allah Almighty’s knowledge. When such an All-Knowing Being is informing you that the Day of Judgment is certain to come, then you should believe in it. As for the matter of when it will come, that knowledge is also only with Allah, and to disclose it is against the Divine Will, because in that case, the very purpose of human creation would be lost. It had become a pastime for the disbelievers to repeatedly ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ this question, so in response, different answers were given at different places, and the aspect was adopted which relates to practical life. This was also the practice of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Thus, once while you ﷺ were traveling somewhere, someone called out loudly on the way: “O Muhammad ﷺ! When will the Day of Judgment come?” So you ﷺ replied: “Woe to you! Have you prepared anything for it?” [مسلم۔ کتاب البرو الصلۃ والادب۔ باب المرء مع من احب]
[62] The meaning of ﴿اٰذنّٰكَ﴾ is: We have already made you aware, that is, on the Day of Judgment, when the polytheists see the outcome of their polytheism, instead of admitting their polytheism, they will outright deny it. Some scholars have interpreted “shaheed” here as “witness,” meaning: Today, none of our deities are visible to us here.
