Al-Mu'minun (The Believers)
Verse 43of 118
مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ﴿٤٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].
Word-by-word meaning
مَاmāNot
تَسْبِقُtasbiqucan precede
مِنْminany
أُمَّةٍummatinnation
أَجَلَهَاajalahāits term
وَمَاwamāand not
يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَyastakhirūnathey (can) delay (it)
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Mention of Other Nations Allah says:ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ قُرُوناً ءَاخَرِينَ (Then, after them, We created other generations.) meaning, nations and peoples.مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْخِرُونَ (No nation can advance their term, nor can they delay it.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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