Transliteration:( yawma yajma'ul laahur Rusula fa yaqoolu maazaaa ujibtum qaaloo laa 'ilma lanaa innaka Anta 'Allaamul Ghuyoob )
295. From this we learn that all questions are not always asked because of the ignorance of the enquirer, there are other means for them as well. In this verse the purpose of Allah's enquiry is to show the claim of enmity of the infidels in respect of the Prophets of Allah(Peace be on them).Â
296. This reply of the infidels could firstly be for establishing the respect of the Divine Court on the Day of Judgement or to show contempl at the infidels for rejecting intercession. At other times this very Prophet ? would be lodging complaints about the indifference of his people. Says Allah Almighty: "And the Messenger said, O my Lord my people took this QURAN as a thing abandoned" (S25:V30). This verse in no way proves the lack of knowledge of the Prophets nor does it falsify them in any way. Also there is no inconsistency of any kind, in this verse. How is it possible for the Prophets to forget the hardships and lies to which theywere subjected by their people. On the Day of Judgement every human being will remember  "That Day when man will call to mind all that he strove for." (S79:V35)
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109. On the Day when Allah will gather the Messengers together and say to them: “What was the response you received (from men to your teaching)” They will say: “We have no knowledge, verily, only You are the Knower of all that is hidden.”
Allah states that on the Day of Resurrection, He will ask the Messengers about how their nations, to whom He sent them, answered and responded to their teachings. Allah said in other Ayat,
(Then surely, We shall question those (people) to whom it (the Book) was sent and verily, We shall question the Messengers.) ﴿7:6﴾, and,
(So, by your Lord, We shall certainly call all of them to account. For all that they used to do.) ﴿15:92-93﴾. The statement of the Messengers here,
(We have no knowledge) is the result of the horror of that Day, according to Mujahid, Al-Hasan Al-Basri and As-Suddi. `Abdur-Razzaq narrated that Ath-Thawri said that Al-A`mash said that Mujahid said about the Ayah,
(On the Day when Allah will gather the Messengers together and say to them: “What was the response you received”) They will become afraid and reply,
(We have no knowledge. ..) Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hatim also recorded this explanation. `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah,
(On the Day when Allah will gather the Messengers together and say to them: “What was the response you received (from men to your teaching)” They will say: “We have no knowledge, verily, only You are the Knower of all that is hidden.”) “They will say to the Lord, Most Honored, `We have no knowledge beyond what we know, and even that, You have more knowledge of them than us.” This response is out of respect before the Lord, Most Honored, and it means, we have no knowledge compared to Your encompassing knowledge. Therefore, our knowledge only grasped the visible behavior of these people, not the secrets of their hearts. You are the Knower of everything, Who has encompassing knowledge of all things, and our knowledge compared to Your knowledge is similar to not having any knowledge at all, for
(only You are the Knower of all that is hidden.)
(5:109) The Day[122] when Allah will gather together the Messengers[123] and say: ‘What answer were you given?’ They will reply: ‘We have no real knowledge of it.[124] You alone fully know all that lies beyond the reach of human perception.
122. This refers to the Day of Judgement.
123. The reference here is to the response of the world to the call of the Prophets.
124. This reply indicates that the Prophets would say that their knowledge was confined to that limited, outward response which they had encountered during their lifetimes. The true reaction to their call at various places and in different forms would only be known completely to God Himself.
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