Quran 21:28
Surah Al-Anbya Ayah 28
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِۦ مُشْفِقُونَ
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 21:28 says: “He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them,<sup foot_note=196792>1</sup> and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.”
Translation source: Saheeh International
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Quran 21:28 is in Surah Al-Anbya, chapter 21 of the Quran.
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