Page 64 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

SIGNS OF THE END TIMES IN SURAT AL-KAHF

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Companions of the Cave there actually were. However, the
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Lord, for only He knows the Unseen and can reveal part of it to His cho-
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The continuation of the verse stipulates that such speculation is wrong.
Such disputes are termed "guessing at the Unseen" and are referred to in
other verses as well:
They will say: "We believe in it," but how can they reach out for it
from a distant place, when beforehand they had rejected it, shoot-
ing forth about the Unseen from a distant place? A barrier will be
set up between them and the thing that they desire, just as was
done with their kind before. They too were in a state of crippling
doubt. (Surah Saba', 52-54)
All Muslims ought to refrain from such useless arguments and just say:
"Allah knows best." They should respond in the following terms: "You
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