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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 51
أَثُمَّ إِذَا مَا وَقَعَ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦٓ ۚ ءَآلْـَٔـٰنَ وَقَدْ كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is it then that when it has actually befallen, you will believe in it? What! Now (you believe)? And you used (aforetime) to hasten it on!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَثُمَّ
athumma
Is (it) then
إِذَا
idhā
when
مَا
mā
when
وَقَعَ
waqaʿa
(it had) occurred
ءَامَنتُم
āmantum
you (will) believe
بِهِۦٓ ۚ
bihi
in it
ءَآلْـَٔـٰنَ
āl'āna
Now
وَقَدْ
waqad
And certainly
كُنتُم
kuntum
you were
بِهِۦ
bihi
seeking to hasten it
تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
tastaʿjilūna
seeking to hasten it
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 51){اَثُمَّ اِذَا مَا وَقَعَ اٰمَنْتُمْ بِهٖ … :} That is, will you believe immediately as soon as the punishment comes? Yes, surely at that time you will believe, but when the punishment has come, how will faith be accepted? See Surah Al-Mu’min (84, 85), Yunus (91, 90), and Nisa (18). Therefore, instead of believing beforehand, your haste for the punishment is useless.
