Quran 72:25

Surah Al-Jinn, Verse 25

Verse 25 of 28 in Surah Al-Jinn (الجن), chapter 72 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَمَدًا

EnglishSaheeh International
Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(நபியே!) நீர் கூறும், "உங்களுக்கு வாக்களிக்கப்பட்டிருப்பது (அவ்வேதனை) சமீபமா, அல்லது என்னுடைய இறைவன் அதற்குத் தவணை ஏற்படுத்தியிருக்கிறானா என்பதை நான் அறியேன்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
“නුඹලාට ප්‍රතිඥා දෙනු ලබන දෑ සමීප ද? එසේ නැතහොත් මාගේ පරමාධිපති එයට දිගු කලක් තබා ඇත්තේ දැ? යි ද මම නො දනිමි” යැයි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ පවසනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کہہ دیجئے کہ مجھے معلوم نہیں کہ جس کا وعده تم سے کیا جاتا ہے وه قریب ہے یا میرا رب اس کے لیے دور کی مدت مقرر کرے گا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
言ってやるがいい。「わたしは,あなたがたに約束されたことが近付いているのか,それともアッラーがもう少し期間を設けられたのかを知らない。
ChineseMa Jian
你说:我不知道你们被警告的刑罚是临近的呢?还是我的主将为它规定一个期限呢?

Tafsir of 72:25

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ does not know when the Hour will be Allah commands His Messenger to say to the people that he has no knowledge of when the Hour will be and he does not know whether its time is near or far. قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِى أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّى أَمَداً (Say: "I know not whether which you are promised is near or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.") meaning, a long period of time. In this noble Ayah is an evidence that the Hadith that many of the ignorant people often circulate, which says that the Prophet will not remain under the earth more than one thousand years (i.e., the Hour will be before that period) is a baseless lie. We have not seen it in any of the Books (of Hadith). Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the time of the Hour and he would not respond.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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