Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)
Verse 38of 112
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ﴿٣٨﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Word-by-word meaning
وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaAnd they say
مَتَىٰmatāWhen (will be fulfilled)
هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
ٱلْوَعْدُl-waʿdupromise
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Idolators seek to hasten on the PunishmentAllah also tells us how the idolators seek to hasten punishment upon themselves, out of denial, rejection, disbelief, stubbornness and a belief that it will never happen. He says:وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَى هَـذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ (And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful".
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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