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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 33

Hud · Meccan · Juz 12 · Page 225

قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ ﴿33﴾
He said: "Only Allâh will bring it (the punishment) on you, if He wills, and then you will escape not.
قَالَ qāla He said
إِنَّمَا innamā Only
يَأْتِيكُم yatīkum will bring it (on) you
بِهِ bihi will bring it (on) you
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
إِن in if
شَآءَ shāa He wills
وَمَآ wamā and not
أَنتُم antum you (are)
بِمُعْجِزِينَ bimuʿ'jizīna one who (can) escape (it)

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(Ayah 34,33) Prophet Nuh (peace be upon him) did not display any bitterness in response, but rather clarified his and Allah Almighty’s position: bringing punishment or not is not my task, this is Allah’s prerogative. If He wills, He will bring punishment upon you, then you will not be able to escape Allah Almighty’s grasp. And just as not even a particle in the universe can move or be still without Allah’s will, even though man has a certain degree of choice in guidance and misguidance, without Allah Almighty’s will and His enabling, he cannot benefit at all from the Prophet’s goodwill and advice.

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33. 1. That is, the coming of punishment depends solely on Allah's will; it is not that whenever I wish, punishment will come upon you. However, when Allah decides or sends the punishment, then no one can frustrate it.

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33. Noah said: "Only Allah [40] will bring it upon you, if He wills, and you will not be able to escape it.

[40] Noah (peace be upon him) also gave a clear answer to this, that bringing or not bringing the punishment is not within my power or authority. This punishment will come only at its appointed time according to Allah’s will. However, I can certainly say that if you persist in your rebellion in this way, the punishment will surely come, and when it comes, you will not be able to escape, and you will forget all these matters.