Transliteration:( Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah )
In this verse, the address is directed towards the believers who recite the Holy Quran. It says, "O believer! Although the Holy Qur'aan and the Possessor of the Holy Quran have described every angle of the dread of Judgement Day, you will not be able to have full knowledge of it in the true sense of the word. You will only know it after witnessing it."
If this address is intended for the Holy Prophet ﷺ, it means: "O My Beloved ﷺ, the terror and dread of Judgement Day is such that even you would not be able to perceive it by your intelligence and assumption, although your understanding and intelligence are greater than the entire creation. You have knowledge of it through Divine revelation and manifestation."
This verse does not negate the knowledge of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, as he had witnessed the signs of the Day of Judgement, including the Day of Judgement itself, Hell, Paradise, and the punishment and rewards associated with these places, during the Night of Me'raaj, among other revelations.
The tafsir of Surah Qariah verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qariah ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 11.
(101:3) And what do you know what the Calamity is?
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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