Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-An'am -> Only Allah Knows the Unseen

Allah said next,

﴿ظˆظژط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژظپظژط§طھظگط­ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظٹظ’ط¨ظگ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظ‡ظژط¢ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ﴾

(And with Him are the keys of the Ghayb (all that is hidden), none knows them but He.) Al-Bukhari recorded that Salim bin `Abdullah said that his father said that the Messenger of Allah said,

آ«ظ…ظژظپظژط§طھظگظٹط­ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظٹظ’ط¨ظگ ط®ظژظ…ظ’ط³ظŒ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظ‡ظڈظ†ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡آ»

(The keys of the Unseen are five and none except Allah knows them:

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظگظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژط§ط¹ظژط©ظگ ظˆظژظٹظڈظ†ظژط²ظ‘ظگظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظٹظ’ط«ظژ ظˆظژظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط±ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ…ظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ طھظژط¯ظ’ط±ظگظ‰ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظŒ ظ…ظ‘ظژط§ط°ظژط§ طھظژظƒظ’ط³ظگط¨ظڈ ط؛ظژط¯ط§ظ‹ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ طھظژط¯ظ’ط±ظگظ‰ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظŒ ط¨ظگط£ظژظ‰ظ‘ظگ ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظچ طھظژظ…ظڈظˆطھظڈ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ…ظŒ ط®ظژط¨ظگظٹط±ظŒ ﴾

(Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware)'') ﴿31:34﴾. Allah's statement,

﴿ظˆظژظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژط±ظ‘ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژط­ظ’ط±ظگ﴾

(And He knows whatever there is on the land and in the sea;) means, Allah's honored knowledge encompasses everything, including the creatures living in the sea and on land, and none of it, not even the weight of an atom on earth or in heaven, ever escapes His knowledge. Allah's statement,

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ طھظژط³ظ’ظ‚ظڈط·ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ظˆظژط±ظژظ‚ظژط©ظچ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظ‡ظژط§﴾

(not a leaf falls, but He knows it.) means, He knows the movements of everything including inanimate things. Therefore, what about His knowledge of the living creatures, especially, those whom the Divine laws have been imposed upon such as mankind and the Jinns In another Ayah, Allah said;

﴿ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ط®ظژط¢ط¦ظگظ†ظژط©ظژ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط¹ظ’ظٹظڈظ†ظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ طھظڈط®ظ’ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظڈط¯ظڈظˆط±ظڈ ﴾

(Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal.) ﴿40:19﴾

﴿ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ظٹظژطھظژظˆظژظپظ‘ظژظ€ظƒظڈظ… ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ‘ظژظٹظ’ظ„ظگ ظˆظژظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ط¬ظژط±ظژط­ظ’طھظڈظ… ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژط§ط±ظگ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژط¨ظ’ط¹ظژط«ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظ„ظگظٹظڈظ‚ظ’ط¶ظژظ‰ ط£ظژط¬ظژظ„ظŒ ظ…ظ‘ط³ظژظ…ظ‘ظ‹ظ‰ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط±ظ’ط¬ظگط¹ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظٹظڈظ†ظژط¨ظ‘ظگط¦ظڈظƒظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ طھظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژط§ظ‡ظگط±ظڈ ظپظژظˆظ’ظ‚ظژ ط¹ظگط¨ظژط§ط¯ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظٹظڈط±ظ’ط³ظگظ„ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ… ط­ظژظپظژط¸ظژط©ظ‹ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط¬ظژط¢ط،ظژ ط£ظژط­ظژط¯ظژظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظˆظ’طھظڈ طھظژظˆظژظپظ‘ظژطھظ’ظ‡ظڈ ط±ظڈط³ظڈظ„ظڈظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظڈظپظژط±ظ‘ظگط·ظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط±ظڈط¯ظ‘ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژظ€ظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظگ ط£ظژظ„ط§ظژ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظڈظƒظ’ظ…ظڈ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط£ظژط³ظ’ط±ظژط¹ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ€ط³ظگط¨ظگظٹظ†ظژ ﴾

(60. It is He, Who takes your souls by night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day, then he raises (wakes) you up again, that a term appointed be fulfilled, then (in the end), unto Him will be your return. Then He will inform you of what you used to do.) (61. He is the Qahir over His servants, and He sends guardians over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our messengers take his soul, and they never neglect their duty.) (62. Then they are returned to Allah, their Master, the Just Lord. Surely, His is the judgment and He is the swiftest in taking account.)