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SIGNS OF THE END TIMES IN SURAT AL-KAHF

part of the future, which we cannot know. But in the sight of Allah, Who
encompasses all times, these events have already taken place and
ended.
Our Lord knows people’s excuses, their escape plans, the methods
they use, how they will be punished, and how they will suffer for eter-
nity, for He is the One Who created everything. He reveals this to us be-
forehand so that we can learn from others’ mistakes. However, only
humanity has a concept of "beforehand." In Allah’s presence, "before"
and "after" do not exist, for both are in His presence right now. In other
words, Allah does not "remember" the past or "wait to know" the future;
rather, He "knows" both of them, but His knowing is not like our know-
ing. Things that are yet to happen are known in Allah's guidance (hifz),
but this knowledge is not like we learn something. The "after" is right
now and also finished now, it has happened and it is finished. Every
moment, past, present and future, everything we live exists with Allah
as "one moment." Allah encompasses all time and space with his knowl-
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