Exegesis of the statement of Allah the Exalted: "Or do they have knowledge of the unseen, so they are writing it down?"
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Q89: The questioner asks: What is the exegesis of the noble verse: [At-Tur 52:41]?
A89: This falls under the category of refuting the disbelievers who mocked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They claimed that they would not be punished, and that what the Messenger reported regarding the punishment of disbelievers, open sinners, and transgressors was not true. So Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) asks them a question of denial: Have you gained knowledge of the unseen, and thereby known that Allah does not punish them, nor punish them, nor punish anyone else who does what they do? They have no knowledge of the unseen. Knowledge of the unseen belongs to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); no one knows it except Allah. This is a denial of their position, and that they feel safe from punishment and from the scheme of Allah.
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
أَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَA89: This falls under the category of refuting the disbelievers who mocked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They claimed that they would not be punished, and that what the Messenger reported regarding the punishment of disbelievers, open sinners, and transgressors was not true. So Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) asks them a question of denial: Have you gained knowledge of the unseen, and thereby known that Allah does not punish them, nor punish them, nor punish anyone else who does what they do? They have no knowledge of the unseen. Knowledge of the unseen belongs to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); no one knows it except Allah. This is a denial of their position, and that they feel safe from punishment and from the scheme of Allah.
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