سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 34
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And every nation has its appointed term; when their term comes, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِكُلِّ
walikulli
And for every
أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
nation
أَجَلٌۭ ۖ
ajalun
(is a fixed) term
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
So when
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
أَجَلُهُمْ
ajaluhum
their term
لَا
lā
(they can) not
يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
yastakhirūna
seek to delay
سَاعَةًۭ ۖ
sāʿatan
an hour
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
yastaqdimūna
seek to advance (it)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
34. 1. By the appointed term is meant the period of respite which Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, grants depends on every group in order depends on test them, so that they may take advantage of this respite and try depends on please Allah, or their rebellion and arrogance may further increase. This respite is sometimes limited depends on their entire lives. That is, He does not seize them in worldly life, but only punishes them in the Hereafter. Their appointed term is the Day of Resurrection, and those whom He subjects depends on punishment in this world, their appointed term is that moment when He seizes them.
