Al-Maaida • EN-TAFSIR-AL-TUSTARI
﴿ ۞ يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أُجِبْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ ﴾
“ON THE DAY when God shall assemble all the apostles and shall ask, "What response did you receive?" -they will answer, "We have no knowledge; verily, it is Thou alone who fully knowest all the things that are beyond the reach of a created being's perception."”
The Day when God will assemble all the messengers and ask, �What response did you receive?�They will say, �We have no knowledge��That is, �We do not possess knowledge of the faith in You that their hearts contained, nor knowledge of whatever else was [in their hearts]. Our knowledge is only of what they outwardly affirmed on their tongues. �You, only You are the Knower of things unseen.�[Sahl] was asked, �Will He ask them about what was really in the hearts of [their] communities?� He replied:No, He only directed the question to them concerning their outward reality, which is in fact only an expression of their inner reality. They [the prophets] responded by indicating that [only He] possesses knowledge [of the answer]. It could also mean, �We have no knowledge of the meaning of your question, since You already have knowledge of our reply � You, only You, are the Knower of things unseen.�ḥHis words: