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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 109
۞ يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أُجِبْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّـٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ ﴿109﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day when Allâh will gather the Messengers together and say to them: "What was the response you received (from men to your teaching)?" They will say: "We have no knowledge, verily, only You are the All-Knower of all that is hidden (or unseen)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) day
يَجْمَعُ
yajmaʿu
will (be) gathered
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
ٱلرُّسُلَ
l-rusula
the Messengers
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqūlu
and He will say
مَاذَآ
mādhā
What
أُجِبْتُمْ ۖ
ujib'tum
was (the) response you received
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
لَا
lā
(There is) no
عِلْمَ
ʿil'ma
knowledge
لَنَآ ۖ
lanā
for us
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed You
أَنتَ
anta
You
عَلَّـٰمُ
ʿallāmu
(are the) Knower
ٱلْغُيُوبِ
l-ghuyūbi
(of) the unseen
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Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
On the Day when Allah will gather all the Messengers and ask them, "What response [157] were you given?" They will say, "We have no knowledge; surely, You alone are the Knower of all that is hidden."
[157]
Questioning the Prophets on the Day of Judgment:
Now, it is evident that the messengers did have some knowledge, to some extent, of the responses their communities gave them. However, on the Day of Reckoning, there will come a time when the terror will be so intense that, except for Muhammad ﷺ, the Messenger of Allah, all the prophets and messengers, along with everyone else, will be crying out for their own selves, and no one will be able to think of anything except their own salvation. For this reason, the messengers will give a very brief and concise answer at such a time, and this answer is also based on reality in the sense that, compared to Allah’s knowledge, the knowledge of others holds no real value. Furthermore, the second meaning of the word: ﴿مَاذَا اَجَبْتُمْ﴾ could also be that, regarding the invitation you gave to the people, what was its outcome and to what extent did people accept that invitation? The prophets will answer: O Allah! You alone know this matter best; how could we have knowledge of it?
[157]
Questioning the Prophets on the Day of Judgment:
Now, it is evident that the messengers did have some knowledge, to some extent, of the responses their communities gave them. However, on the Day of Reckoning, there will come a time when the terror will be so intense that, except for Muhammad ﷺ, the Messenger of Allah, all the prophets and messengers, along with everyone else, will be crying out for their own selves, and no one will be able to think of anything except their own salvation. For this reason, the messengers will give a very brief and concise answer at such a time, and this answer is also based on reality in the sense that, compared to Allah’s knowledge, the knowledge of others holds no real value. Furthermore, the second meaning of the word: ﴿مَاذَا اَجَبْتُمْ﴾ could also be that, regarding the invitation you gave to the people, what was its outcome and to what extent did people accept that invitation? The prophets will answer: O Allah! You alone know this matter best; how could we have knowledge of it?
