Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Ta-Ha 20:110

Surah Ta-Ha 20:110

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ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ

Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it in knowledge.

يعلم ما بين أيديهم وما خلفهم

He knows what happens to them and what will happen to them, He encompasses all creation with His knowledge.

وﻻ يحيطون به علما

but they will never encompass anything of His knowledge. This is like His statement,

وﻻ يحيطون بشيء من علمه إﻻ بما شاء

And they will never encompass anything of His knowledge except that which He wills. (2:255) Concerning Allah's statement,

Tafsir of Ta-Ha 20:110