Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:65 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Naml (The Ant), the 27th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 20.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 27:65?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:65?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 27:65 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Knowledge, Tawhid, Human Ignorance, Day of Judgment.

Ayah 64

أَمَّن يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَمَن...

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Q: What does Quran 27:65 mean?

Quran 27:65 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 65) translates to: "Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.""

Ayah 66

بَلِ ٱدَّٰرَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ بَلْ ...

قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْغَيْبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ

Qul laa ya'lamu mman fis sammaawaati wal ardil ghaiba illal laah; wa maa yash'uroona aiyaana yub'asoon

Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected."

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Day of Judgment

27:65Ayah 193

8 ayahs in An-Naml are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

Next on Day of Judgment →27:67And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?

Tafsir

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

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They the disbelievers also asked him when the Hour will come to pass and the following was revealed Say ‘No one in the heavens or the earth knows be it angels or human beings the Unseen namely what is hidden from them except God He knows it and they are not aware the disbelievers of Mecca like others when is the time in which they will be resurrected.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The keys of Unseen are five which none knows but Allah: None knows what will happen tomorrow but Allah; none knows what is in the wombs (a male child or a female) but Allah; none knows when it will rain but Allah; none knows at what place one will die; none knows when the Hour will be established but Allah." (See The Qur'an 31:34.")

Sahih al-Bukhari #7098Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The keys of the unseen are five and none knows them but Allah: (1) None knows (the sex) what is in the womb, but Allah: (2) None knows what will happen tomorrow, but Allah; (3) None knows when it will rain, but Allah; (4) None knows where he will die, but Allah (knows that); (5) and none knows when the Hour will be established, but Allah."

Sahih al-Bukhari #4574Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet, said, "Allah said, 'I have prepared for My pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of. All that is reserved, besides which, all that you have seen, is nothing." Then he recited:-- 'No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.' (32.17)

Sahih Muslim #282It is narrated on the authority of Anas that verily the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"The Hour (Resurrection) will not occur until 'Allah, Allah' is not said on earth."

Sahih al-Bukhari #1011Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, "Keys of the unseen knowledge are five which nobody knows but Allah . . . nobody knows what will happen tomorrow; nobody knows what is in the womb; nobody knows what he will gain tomorrow; nobody knows at what place he will die; and nobody knows when it will rain."