They ask you about the end of the world (the Hour),* and when it will come to pass. Say, “The knowledge thereof is with my Lord. Only He reveals its time.* Heavy it is, in the heavens and the earth. It will not come to you except suddenly.”** They ask you as if you are in control thereof. Say, “The knowledge thereof is with God,” but most people do not know.
يَسـَٔلونَكَ عَنِ السّاعَةِ أَيّانَ مُرسىٰها قُل إِنَّما عِلمُها عِندَ رَبّى لا يُجَلّيها لِوَقتِها إِلّا هُوَ ثَقُلَت فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ لا تَأتيكُم إِلّا بَغتَةً يَسـَٔلونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنها قُل إِنَّما عِلمُها عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَ النّاسِ لا يَعلَمونَ
yas’aloonaka ‘anis Saa’ati aiyaana mursaahaa qul innamaa ‘ilmuhaa ‘inda Rabbee laa yujalleehaa liwaqtihaaa illaa Hoo; saqulat fis samaawaati wal ard; laa ta’teekum illaa baghtah; yas’aloonaka ka annaka hafiyyun ‘anhaa qul innamaa ‘ilmuhaa ‘indal laahi wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa ya’lamoon
*7:187 The right time to reveal this information was predestined to be 1980 A.D., through God’s Messenger of the Covenant (See 15:87, 72:27, and Appendices 2 & 11).
**7:187 The “Hour” comes “suddenly” only to the disbelievers (See Appendix 11).