طه
Taha
Surah 20
Verse 111
طه
Ta-Ha • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
English - Five Volume Translation
English - Short Commentary Translation
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20:111
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
He knows all that is before them and all that is behind them, but they cannot compass it with their knowledge.
English - Five Volume Translation
[a]He knows all that is before them and all that is behind them, but they cannot compass it with their knowledge.[2320]
2:256; 21:29.
Commentary:
The allusion in the verse seems to be to the great material achievements of the western nations. The words "all that is behind them" refer to the great accomplishments that they will already have made in the past and the words "that is before them" refer to the great achievements they will aspire to make in the future.
English - Short Commentary Translation
[a]He knows all that is before them and all that is behind them,[1854] but they cannot compass it with their knowledge.
2:256; 21:29.
The words 'all that is behind them' refer to great accomplishments they will have already made, and the words 'that is before them' refer to the great achievements they will aspire to make in the future.