In the Bible, Jesus admits that he does not know when will be the Hour.
In the Quran, Muhammad admits that he does not know when will be the Hour.
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The verse Mark 13:32 determined the limitation of Jesus’ knowledge in comparison to God’s knowledge.
God gives His Angels and His Messengers their knowledge to carry on their Jobs.
God did not give His Angels and His Messengers the knowledge about when is the Day of Judgment which is called “the day” or “the hour”.
It seems likely that the people asked Jesus about the timing of the Hour.
In Mark 13:32, the Lord Jesus (Peace be upon Him) made this point clear and He declares that “nobody knows when that day or hour will come”.
And to shut down any door of misinterpretations of His Word, He further said: “not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father”.
The verse Mark 13:32 according to Contemporary English Version says:
“No one knows the day or the time. The angels in heaven don’t know, and the Son himself doesn’t know. Only the Father knows”.
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the top Jewish Rabbis: Ask the Expert
On the other hand, the assembly of unbelievers of Mecca sent some of them to the top Jewish Rabbis telling them that there is a man (Muhammad) emerged in Mecca and he announces a new religion and that few people followed him and they are confused about this man; is he a true Prophet as he claims or he is a liar.
Why the people of Mecca asked the top Jewish Rabbis? Because they knew that they are the people of book and they are familiar with the prophets; it is a kind of asking the “Expert”
What the top Jewish Rabbis told them? Ask him four questions!
If he knows the answers, he is a Prophet and the vice versa. The first question was: “when will be the Hour”
Many people of Mecca which used to deny the Prophet Muhammad and to treat him and his followers in very bad manners went to the Prophet asking him:
O Muhammad, if you are really a Prophet, tell us when is the Hour!
The Angel Gabriel revealed unto Him this answer:
“The knowledge of the Hour is only with my Lord. He alone shall reveal it at its predetermined time. It weighs tremendously heavy both in the heavens and the earth (upon their inhabitants) because of its awesomeness; it will come all of a sudden”
The Rabbis told the people of Mecca the questions and their answers, and Muhammad’s answer of their first question (and the other three ones) was more than enough to prove that He is a Real Prophet! However, the two parties, the Jews and the people of Mecca kept denying Him and start fighting Him by sword!
After revealing the answer of when is the Hour, some people every now and then (especially the new comers to Islam) used to ask Muhammad: when is the Hour!
Muhammad used to tell them: Allah only knows, and what have you prepared for it?
The verse 7:187 of the Quran according to Yusuf Ali translation:
“They ask thee about the (final) hour – when will be its appointed time? Say: “the knowledge thereof is with my lord (alone): none but he can reveal as to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through the heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden will it come to you.” they ask thee as if thou wert eager in search thereof: say: “the knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone), but most men know not.”
Written by Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil, Articlebase.com
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