Quran 72:25 – Is It Possible To Tell Whether Qiyamah Is Near According To Quran?
No, The prophet did not say he does not know its nearness. He said he does not know when it would come. In some other sayings, he clearly tells that Doomsday is near after him.
His addressees were insisting to bring doomsday right away. Responding to their demand he said he did not know if it was as near as they demanded or if it would come after a long period. While on other occasions, when this context is not there, he told that the final hour is not very far as he is the last prophet, and after him comes doomsday. He told its nearness in many ways.
Do these occasions occur in the Qur’an?
It needs to be pointed out that the verse from Quran quoted in the question 72:25 is not about Qiyamah, rather it is about the time of divine punishment on the direct addressees of the Prophet (sws) under itmam-e-hujjat. It can by extension be linked to Qiyamah ( as mentioned in Quran 72:24 ), since divine punsihment under itmam-e-hujjat is start of Qiyamah in a sense for the direct addressees of the Prophet who are subjected to such punishment, but the verse is not specifically talking about that Qiyamah. Another example of such transition can be seen in Quran 6:130 to 6:131 Please also refer to the video below from 1:32:11 to 1:33:58 https://www.youtube.com/live/RUAbhOt7g5k?feature=share&t=5531 ___ For Answer to the Question in General , please refer to the following response of Ghamidi Sahab : Discussion 78246 • Reply 78385