26 Preface قُل إِنَّمَا العِلمُ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّما أَنا نَذيرٌ مُبينٌYusuf AliSay: “As to the knowledge of the time, it is with God alone:1 I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public.”The Judgment is certain to come. But when it will exactly come, is known to God alone. The Prophet’s duty is to proclaim that fact openly and clearly. It is not for him to punish or to hasten the punishment of evil. Cf. 22:47-49.