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Al-Jinn (The Jinn)

Verse 28of 28

لِّيَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا۟ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عَدَدًۢا﴿٢٨

Translation (Sahih International)

That he may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.

Word-by-word meaning

لِّيَعْلَمَliyaʿlamaThat He may make evident
أَنanthat
قَدْqadindeed
أَبْلَغُوا۟ablaghūthey have conveyed
رِسَـٰلَـٰتِrisālāti(the) Messages
رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord
وَأَحَاطَwa-aḥāṭaand He has encompassed
بِمَاbimāwhat
لَدَيْهِمْladayhim(is) with them
وَأَحْصَىٰwa-aḥṣāand He takes account
كُلَّkulla(of) all
شَىْءٍshayinthings
عَدَدًۢاʿadadan(in) number

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ does not know when the Hour will beAllah commands His Messenger to say to the people that he has no knowledge of when the Hour will be and he does not know whether its time is near or far.قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِى أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّى أَمَداً(Say: "I know not whether which you are promised is near or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.") meaning, a long period of time.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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