Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: “To Him returns the knowledge of the Hour” — when it is, no one else knows it. “And what comes out of the fruits” — and in one reading, “fruit” (singular)

That is, to Allah alone. We said “alone” because of the fronting of the object. Fronting the object implies restriction, for the object’s proper place is after the verb. If it is fronted, it falls under the category of fronting what is properly delayed. The linguistic and rhetorical rule is that fronting what is properly delayed implies restriction. Accordingly, regarding His saying: We say: The meaning is: to Him, not to anyone else. And from where did we take this negation, “not to anyone else”? From the fronting of the object, because the object’s proper place is after the verb. If it is fronted, this is from the category of fronting what is properly delayed, and fronting what is properly delayed implies restriction. This is a linguistic and rhetorical rule. That is, the knowledge of the Hour is referred back The commentator said: “When it is” then he said: “No one else knows it” He took this restriction, “no one else knows it,” from the fronting of the object, which is . And there is no doubt that no one knows when the Hour will occur except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). For this reason, Allah the Exalted said: meaning, its knowledge is only with my Lord. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, when Jibril asked him: He said: meaning, I have no knowledge of it, just as you have no knowledge of it. Accordingly, whoever claims knowledge of the Hour is a liar, without doubt. And he is also a disbeliever, because he is denying the Qur’an and the Sunnah.
His saying: It may appear to a person that is a relative pronoun, meaning: and the knowledge of what comes out of fruits from their sheaths is referred back to Him. But this is an illusion. Accordingly, we say: is a negation. “

and what fruit comes out

وما تخرج من ثمرة

And in a reading,

fruits

ثمرات

” The author interpreted based on the reading of (singular), and the reading before us in the Mushaf is . Know that the author (may Allah have mercy on him) has a convention: when he says “and in a reading,” it is one of the seven canonical readings. When he says “and it was read,” it is an anomalous reading, not from the seven. This is the convention of al-Jalalayn (may Allah have mercy on him). So, in the reading , this reading is one of the seven, meaning it is established and permissible to recite it in prayer, and it serves as proof in legal rulings and scholarly reports. As for the plural form, it is clear: all fruits. And as for the singular form, it also implies generality, because is an indefinite noun in the context of negation, emphasized by the extra , so it includes all fruits. Accordingly, there is no difference in meaning between “fruits” and “fruit.” And in a reading, “You have contained them” The sheaths are the containers. He says: “The plural of

kimm

كِمّ

— with a kasrah on the kaf — except by His knowledge” The sheaths are the containers of the date clusters. This is well known in palm trees, and it is also well known in flowers. You find a covering on the flower, and this is called a *kum*. So, no fruit comes out of its sheath except by the knowledge of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Any fruit, whether small or large, edible or not, is by the knowledge of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The aspect of it being by His knowledge is that these fruits are created by Allah, and every creation of Allah is known to Him, by the saying of Allah the Exalted: So, whenever you affirm that Allah is the Creator of these, it follows from your affirmation that Allah is knowledgeable of them, because it is not possible for Him to create them while not knowing them. For this reason, Allah provided a rational proof: , That is, no female, whether from the children of Adam or from animals, carries or delivers except by the knowledge of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The beginning of pregnancy is known to Allah, and its delivery is also known to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). We return to His saying: and to His saying: The grammatical analysis: is a preposition.