سورة لقمَان
Surah Luqmân 31:34
Luqman · Verse 34 of 34
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Verily, Allâh alone has the knowledge of the Hour (of Resurrection). He sends down the rain. And He knows what the wombs contain. And nobody knows what he will accomplish on the morrow. And nobody knows the land where he will die. Verily, Allâh (alone) is the All-Knowing, All-Aware.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is He Who sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does any one know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: Nor does any one know in what land he is to die. Verily with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things).
Ahmed Ali
Only God has the knowledge of the Hour. He sends rain from the heavens, and knows what is in the mothers´ wombs. No one knows what he will do on the morrow; no one knows in what land he will die. Surely God knows and is cognisant.
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Ali Unal
With God alone rests the knowledge of the Last Hour (when it will come). He sends down rain (just at the time and place He alone knows), and He alone knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will reap tomorrow, and no soul knows in what place it will die. Surely God is All-Knowing, All-Aware.
Daryabadi
Verily Allah! with Him alone is the knowledge of the Hour, and He it is who sendeth down the rain and knoweth that which is in the wombs: and no person knoweth whatsoever it shall earn on the morrow, and a person knoweth not in whatsoever land he shall die. Verily Allah is Knowing, Aware.
Faridul Haque
Indeed Allah has the knowledge of the Last Day! And He sends down the rain; and He knows all what is in the mothers’ wombs; and no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow; and no soul knows the place where it will die; indeed Allah is the All Knowing, the Informer. (He may reveal the knowledge to whomever He wills.)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely Allah is He with Whom is the knowledge of the Hour, and He sends down the rain, and He knows what is in the wombs. And no one knows what he will earn on the morrow. And no one knows in what land he will die. Surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Verily, with ALLAH alone is the knowledge of the Hour. And HE sends down the rain, and HE knows what is in the wombs. And no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Surely, ALLAH is All-Knowing, All-Aware.
Muhammad Asad
Verily, with God alone rests the knowledge of when the Last Hour will come; and He [it is who] sends down rain; and He [alone] knows what is in the wombs whereas no one knows what he will reap tomorrow, and no one knows in what land he will die.
Muhammad Musin Khan
Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things).
Muhammad Pickthall
Lo! Allah! With Him is knowledge of the Hour. He sendeth down the rain, and knoweth that which is in the wombs. No soul knoweth what it will earn to-morrow, and no soul knoweth in what land it will die. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.
Muhammad Sarwar
Only God has the knowledge of the coming of the Hour of Doom. He sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. No soul is aware of what it will achieve tomorrow and no soul knows in which land it will die. God is All-knowing and All-aware.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Surely Allah is He with Whom is the knowledge of the hour, and He sends down the rain and He knows what is in the wombs; and no one knows what he shall earn on the morrow; and no one knows in what land he shall die; surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.
Rashad Khalifa
With GOD is the knowledge about the Hour (end of the world). He is the One who sends down the rain, and He knows the contents of the womb. No soul knows what will happen to it tomorrow, and no one knows in which land he or she will die. GOD is Omniscient, Cognizant.
Shabbir Ahmed
With God alone rests the knowledge of the Hour. He is the One Who sends down rain, and He alone knows what is (being nourished) in the wombs. No one knows what he or she will reap tomorrow, and no one knows in what land (circumstance) he or she will die. God is Knower, Aware.
Commentary 31:34 It is unknown whether the rain will prove useful or harmful; no one can know whether the planter will ultimately enjoy the fruit, which the trees bear…
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ ۚ
31:34 It is unknown whether the rain will prove useful or harmful; no one can know whether the planter will ultimately enjoy the fruit, which the trees bear because of the rain. So also is the case with Divine Revelation. Nobody can guess the time when the condition of people will determine the sending down of Divine Revelation, nor do they ever know the land and the people to whom it will come down. Who knows whether the unborn child will be hard of luck or enjoy good fortune, whether he will perform virtuous deeds in life or whether he will earn evil. There are times when a person will be a believer while going to bed at night, but when he gets up in the morning, he is in a state of disbelief. That is why one is enjoined always to pray to Allâh that he should remain ever steadfast in belief and never falter.
‘Ilm al-Sâ‘at عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ is the knowledge of Time or knowledge of the Hour. In this chapter, the believers are addressed and some prophecies are made about their future. “The knowledge of the Time” also refers to the basic truth that with Allâh alone rests the knowledge of the Hour of the overthrow of disbelief and the triumph of Faith. Again al-Sâ‘at السَّاعَةِ (the Hour) also means the hour of the final destruction of the enemies of Truth. “He sends down the rain” also indicates the revival of the spiritually dead with His Reformers. The words “what the wombs contain” also contain a prophecy about a generation yet unborn, and who will be devout to Allâh and will be the devout helpers of His cause. Some people object to the words, “Nobody knows the land where he will die.” It is true that sometimes a king can claim that he will die in his own land and he dies therein. Some people have dug out their own graves in their lifetime and were actually buried therein. These verses convey to us “no one is aware whether this earth will be a Garden of Bliss for him or will turn out to be a pit of fire.” The words “the land where he will die” also refer to the devoted followers of Truth who will leave their hearths and homes for distant corners of the world, upholding the Qur’ân and spreading its teachings until they meet death away from their homes. Thus sons of Ibn ‘Abbâs were scattered in all four directions. One died in Central Asia, another in Africa, the third in Europe, and the fourth in Arabia. This was the meaning given by the Holy Prophet (pbuh) (cf. 31:31). It is to be remembered here that the news of the unseen has not been comprehensively expounded in this verse: only a few aspects and a few explicit truths have been cited as an example (cf. 43:61).