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Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty)

Verse 17of 30

أَمْ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًۭا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ نَذِيرِ﴿١٧

Translation (Sahih International)

Or do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.

Word-by-word meaning

أَمْamOr
أَمِنتُمamintumdo you feel secure
مَّنman(from Him) Who
فِى(is) in
ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heaven
أَنanthat
يُرْسِلَyur'silaHe will send
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumagainst you
حَاصِبًۭا ۖḥāṣibana storm of stones
فَسَتَعْلَمُونَfasataʿlamūnaThen you would know
كَيْفَkayfahow
نَذِيرِnadhīri(was) My warning

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

How can You feel Secure against the Punishment of Allah while He is Able to seize You however He wilThis is another indication of His gentleness and His mercy with His creatures. He is able to punish them because some of them disbelieve in Him and worship others besides Him, yet He is forbearing, He pardons, and He gives respite for an appointed time without hastening.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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