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وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍۢ مَّعْدُودٍۢ﴿١٠٤

Translation (Sahih International)

And We do not delay it except for a limited term.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَاwamāAnd not
نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓnu-akhiruhuWe delay it
إِلَّاillāexcept
لِأَجَلٍۢli-ajalinfor a term
مَّعْدُودٍۢmaʿdūdinlimited

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Destruction of the Towns is a Proof of the Establishment of the Hour (Judgement)Allah, the Exalted, is saying that in the destruction of the disbelievers and the salvation of the believers by us is,لآيَةً(a sure lesson). This means an admonition and lesson concerning the truthfulness of that which We are promised in the Hereafter.إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فِى الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الاٌّشْهَـدُ.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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