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Does Allah’s command to the Pen to write what is to happen imply that He has given it knowledge of the unseen?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the hadith of the Pen and that Allah the Exalted commanded it to write
what is to happen up to the day of resurrectionما هو كائن إلى يوم القيامة
Mishkat al-Masabih 5936
, the question is: Can it be said that Allah has given the Pen knowledge of the future unseen until the Day of Resurrection?

Answer:
By Allah’s command. It said: It did not write anything on its own; rather, it only writes what Allah commanded it to write. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1243- 4717] هل في أمر الله للقلم بكتابة ما هو كائن إطلاع له على علم الغيب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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