In the Holy Quran...
In the Holy Quran, He says: عَلِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهَدَةِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ “Knower of the unseen and the seen; and He is the Wise, the Aware.” (6:73) وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضِ “And Allah’s is the unseen in the heavens and the earth…” (11:123) إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ “Surely Allah knows the unseen things of the heavens and the earth.” (49:18) ذَ لِكَ مِنْ أَنْبَآءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ “This is of the announcements relating to the unseen which We reveal to you…” (3:44) Is the knowledge of Unseen only for Allah?
At this point, a question arises: Whether the knowledge of the unseen is restricted only to Almighty Allah; or human beings can also become aware of it?
Some intellectuals consider the knowledge of unseen to be restricted only to Almighty Allah and they have reasoned through verses of Quran, like: وَعِنْدَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ “And with Him are the keys of the unseen treasures – none knows them but He…” (6:59) وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا الْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَانتَظِرُواْ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ الْمُنْتَظِرِينَ “And they say: Why is not a sign sent to…
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