permission of Allah Almighty, he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was aware of the unseen during his lifetime too.

Regaining Vision

Sayyidatuna Unaysa رَضِیَ اللہُ عَنْہا states that her father told her:

When I was ill, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم visited me and said, “This illness will not trouble you. But what will happen to you after I die, and you become blind?” Upon hearing this, I answered, “O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ! I will be patient in order to earn good deeds.” The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم responded, “If you do this, you will enter Paradise without accountability.” After the beloved Prophet                           صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم passed away, his eyesight began to deteriorate. After some time, Allah Almighty restored his vision, and then he passed away.^[1]

Difference between Personal and Bestowed Knowledge of the Unseen

Dear Islamic brothers, after listening to this narration, a whisper of the Devil may have entered your heart: only Allah Almighty has knowledge of the unseen, so how did the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم give news of the unseen? There is no doubt Allah Almighty is عَالِمُ الْغَیْبِ وَالشَّہادَۃ. His knowledge is personal and eternal, whereas the knowledge of the unseen possessed by the noble Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام and the awliya رَحِمَہُمُ اللہُ السّلام was granted to them and it is not eternal. They possessed the knowledge only when Allah Almighty granted it to them, and they only possess what Allah Almighty has granted them, not a speck more. The