Yunus (Jonah)
Verse 48of 109
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ﴿٤٨﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And they say, "When is [the fulfillment of] this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Word-by-word meaning
وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaAnd they say
مَتَىٰmatāWhen
هَـٰذَاhādhā(will) this
ٱلْوَعْدُl-waʿduthe promise (be fulfilled)
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Deniers of the Day of Resurrection wish to hasten its Coming and their ResponseAllah told us about the idolators who reject faith through their demand that the punishment be hastened, inquiring about the time of punishment. The response to such question is not inherently beneficial, yet they inquired anyway.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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