English Translation of Al-Quran
[7]. Surah Al-Araaf [The Heights]
Ayat 186. Whomsoever ALLAH
sends astray, none can guide him; and He lets them wander blindly in their transgressions.
Ayat 187. They ask you about the Hour (Day of Resurrection): "When will be its appointed time?" Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden." They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: "The knowledge thereof is with ALLAH
(Alone) but most of mankind know not."
English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Abu Hurairah
reported: Messenger of ALLAH
recited, "That Day it (the earth) will reveal its news (about all that happened over it of good or evil).'' (99:4). Then he
inquired, "Do you know what its news are?'' He was told: "ALLAH
and His Messenger know better". He
said, "Its news is that it shall bear witness against every man and woman what they did on its back. It will say: `You did this and this on such and such day.' Those will be its news.''
[At-Tirmidhi]
Lesson:
As mentioned in Surah Al-Araaf Ayat 187. "They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: "The knowledge thereof is with ALLAH
(Alone) but most of mankind know not." ", It has stern warning for people that however they may try to hide their sins from others, they will not be able to save themselves from ALLAH
and His system of accountability. This Hadith makes evident the perfect Omnipotence of ALLAH
by telling us that He will bestow power of speech on the earth and it will bear witness to the acts committed on its surface. Its very easy for us the modern human to understand with technology at its peak, as Hadith says `"You did this and this on such and such day". recording of each action via CCTV and other source of surveillance Camera recording, each and every move made by us, the earth bear witness against us It will say: `You did this and this on such and such day.