The remaining five queries are the ones, in reply to which the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, said: ‘My Lord knows.’
First:
—Surah al-Araf, 7:188
They ask you, when will the Hour of Judgment come to pass?
The reply given was:
—Surah al-Araf, 7:188
Say to them: The knowledge thereof is only with my Lord.
Second:
—Surah adh-Dhariyat, 51:13
They ask: When will the Day of Recompense be?
No answer was given to this, probably for the reason that it forever remains [the Day of Recompense], or because they were referring to the Day of Judgment.
Third:
—Surah an-Nazi‘at, 79:43
They ask: When will the Hour come?
The reply given to this was:
—Surah an-Nazi‘at, 79:44-45
Why are you concerned with these matters? The knowledge thereof rests only with the Lord.
Fourth:
—Surah al-Ahzab, 33:64
They ask concerning the Hour.
The reply given to this was:
—Surah al-Ahzab, 33:64
The knowledge of it is with Allah alone.
Fifth:
—Surah al-A‘raf, 7:188
They ask you respecting the Hour as if you were really engaged in figuring out such things. The answer given to this was:
—Surah al-A‘raf, 7:188
The knowledge of this is [only] with Allah.
In any case, no defect arises in Prophethood by not giving an answer to this question because Jesus says, ‘But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only’ (Matthew 24:36). And at another place he says, ‘But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father’ (Mark 13:32).
The critic and his ilk should ponder over the verdict of Jesus concerning this Hour. If not providing the time of such an Hour creates some fault in Prophethood and Messengership, then a fault will arise not only in the Prophethood and Messengership of Jesus, but also in the presumed ‘Divinity’ of Jesus as believed by the Christians.