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Verse 47of 52

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ﴿٤٧

Translation (Sahih International)

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?

Word-by-word meaning

أَمْamOr
عِندَهُمُʿindahumu(is) with them
ٱلْغَيْبُl-ghaybuthe unseen
فَهُمْfahumso they
يَكْتُبُونَyaktubūnawrite it

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Terror of the Day of JudgementAfter Allah mentions that those who have Taqwa, will have Gardens of Delight with their Lord, He explains when this will be, and its actual occurrence. He says,يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ(The Day when the Shin shall be laid bare and they shall be called to prostrate themselves, but they shall not be able to do so.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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