KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNSEEN (GHAIB)

(KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNSEEN)(GHAIB)

THE VERSES OF THE QUR’AN RELATING THAT ALLAH REVEALS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNSEEN TO THOSE OF HIS MESSENGERS HE WILLS


VERSES RELATING THAT NO ONE BUT ALLAH KNOWS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNSEEN

• Say: ‘No one in the heavens and the earth knows the unseen except Allah.’ They are not aware of when they will be raised. (Surat an-Naml, 65).

• The keys of the unseen are in His possession. No one knows them but Him… (Surat al-An’am, 59)

ALLAH REVEALS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNSEEN TO THOSE SERVANTS OF HIM HE WILLS

• He is the Knower of the unseen, does not divulge His unseen to anyone- except a Messenger with whom He is well pleased, and then He posts sentinels before him and behind him. (Surat al-Jinn, 26-27)

• ... Allah has not given you access to the unseen. But Allah chooses those of His Messengers whom He wills. So believe in Allah and His Messengers. If you believe and fear [and respect Allah] you will have an immense reward. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 179)

• This is news from the unseen which We reveal to you. You were not with them when they cast their reeds to see which of them would be the guardian of Maryam. You were not with them when they quarrelled. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 44)

• That is some of the news of the unseen which We reveal to you. Neither you nor your people knew it before this time. So be steadfast. The best end result is for those who fear [and respect Allah]. (Surah Hud, 49)

• This is news of the unseen which We reveal to you. You were not with them when they decided what to do and devised their scheme. (Surah Yusuf, 102)

• And when Jesus son of Maryam said, “Tribe of Israel, I am the Messenger of Allah to you, confirming the Torah which came before me and giving you the good news of a Messenger after me whose name is Ahmad.” When he brought them the clear signs, they said, “This is downright magic.” (Surat as-Saff, 6)

• THE PROPHET JESUS (AS)

...I will tell you what you eat and what you store up in your homes. There is a sign for you in that if you are believers. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 49)

• THE PROPHET JOSEPH (AS)

He said: “No meal to feed you will arrive before I have informed you what they mean. That is part of what my Lord taught me...” (Surah Yusuf, 37)

• The Prophet confided a certain matter to one of his wives, then when she divulged it Allah disclosed that to him, and he communicated part of it and withheld part of it. When he told her of it, she said, “Who told you of this?” He said, “The All-Knowing and All-Aware informed me of it.” (Surat at-Tahrim, 3)