The Creatures Do Not Know the Unseen

Question :

Please explain the meaning of this verse:
"Nay, they have no knowledge of the Hereafter. Nay, they are in doubt about it. Nay, they are blind about it."

Answer:

This precious verse gives evidence of the ignorance of man concerning the unseen and of man's inability to learn what has been blocked from his view, except for what Allah Almighty informs him.

"Nay, they have no knowledge of the Hereafter."

- this means that their knowledge of the Hereafter is both weak and limited, regarding when it will take place, its description, and what will occur in it. All they know of the Hereafter is what Allah Almighty has informed them, on the tongues of His Messengers.

"Nay, they are in doubt about it".

- they continue to doubt despite the many proofs that came to them, proofs that should have made them believe with certainty. They continue to have doubts about the Resurrection and about the Judgement in the Hereafter.
"Nay, they are blind about it".

this either means that they are like the blind man who doesn't know what is in front of him, or that they are feigning blindness, turning away from the knowledge of the Hereafter that came to them. And Allah Almighty knows best.

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