لِّيَعۡلَمَ
أَن
قَدۡ
أَبۡلَغُواْ
رِسَٰلَٰتِ
رَبِّهِمۡ
وَأَحَاطَ
بِمَا
لَدَيۡهِمۡ
وَأَحۡصَىٰ
كُلَّ
شَيۡءٍ
عَدَدَۢا
٢٨
That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and He keepeth count of all things.
— M. Pickthall
That he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] may know1 that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.
— Saheeh International
"That He may know that they have (truly) brought and delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that are with them, and takes account of every single thing."
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ does not know when the Hour will be
Allah 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
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…The Messenger of Allah ﷺ does not know when the Hour will be
Allah commands His Messenger to say to the people that he has no knowledge of when the Hou
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