سُوْرَةُ الْمُرْسَلَاتِ

Surah Al-Mursalaat (77) — Ayah 12

The Emissaries · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 580

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ ﴿12﴾
For what Day are these signs postponed?
لِأَىِّ li-ayyi For what
يَوْمٍ yawmin Day
أُجِّلَتْ ujjilat are (these) postponed

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12. 1. That is, for what a tremendous day, whose severity and terror will be extremely astonishing for the people, the time has been appointed for the gathering of those Messengers.

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12. For which day have these matters been postponed [7]?

[7] The disbelievers kept demanding the punishment and the Day of Resurrection to come quickly, but Allah, paying no heed to their demands, delayed the occurrence of that day as much as had already been determined by Him according to His own estimation. And when that appointed time or day arrived, then further delay became impossible.