He said, “The knowledge is only with Allah, and I inform you of what I was sent with; but I see you are an ignorant people.”
Al-Ahqaf 46:23
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قَالَ إِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُمْ مَا أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَلَٰكِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُونَ
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He said, “The knowledge is only with God, and I inform you of what I was sent with; but I see you are an ignorant people.”
He said, "Only Allah knows when it will come. I'm just giving you the message I was sent with. But I see you're acting foolishly."
He replied, "Only Allah knows when it will come. I'm just delivering the message I was sent with. But I see you're acting foolishly."
He said, “The knowledge is only with God. I convey to you what I have been sent with, but I see you are a people acting in ignorance.”
He said, “Knowledge is only with Allah, and I convey to you what I was sent with, but I see that you are ignorant people.”
He said, “Knowledge is only with God, and I convey to you what I was sent with, but I see that you are ignorant people.”
He said, "Knowledge [of its time] is only with Allāh, and I convey to you that with which I was sent; but I see you [to be] a people behaving ignorantly."
He said: "The knowledge (of the time of its coming) is with Allâh only. And I convey to you that wherewith I have been sent, but I see that you are a people given to ignorance!"
He said, “The knowledge [of its coming] is with Allah alone. I only convey to you the message that I have been sent with, but I see that you are an ignorant people.”
He said: "The Knowledge (of when it will come) is only with Allah: I proclaim to you the mission on which I have been sent: But I see that ye are a people in ignorance!"..
He said: The knowledge is with Allah only. I convey unto you that wherewith I have been sent, but I see you are a folk that know not.
He said, "God alone knows when it will come, and I deliver to you the message with which I am sent, but I see you are a people who are ignorant."
He replied: “Allah alone knows about this. I only convey to you the Message that I have been sent with. But I see that you are an ignorant people.”
He said, ‘The knowledge [of when that threat will be carried out] is with Allah alone. I communicate to you what I have been sent with. But I see that you are a senseless lot.’
Qala innama alAAilmu AAinda Allahi waoballighukum ma orsiltu bihi walakinnee arakum qawman tajhaloona