وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَّعْدُودٍ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And We do not delay it except for a limited term.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- குறிப்பிட்ட தவணைக்காகவே தவிர அதனை நாம் பிற்படுத்தவில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නියමිත කාලයකට මිස අපි එය ප්රමාද නො කරන්නෙමු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اسے ہم جو ملتوی کرتے ہیں وه صرف ایک مدت معین تک ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- それは定められた一期のために過ぎず,われはそれを遅延させない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我只将它展缓到一个定期。
Tafsir of 11:104
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 الاٌّشْهَدُ .(Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe in this world's life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth.)40:51 Allah, the Exalted, also says, فَأَوْحَى إِلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ لَنُهْلِكَنَّ الظَّلِمِينَ (So their Lord revealed to them: "Truly, We shall destroy the wrongdoers.) 14:13 Concerning Allah's statement, ذلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّجْمُوعٌ لَّهُ النَّاسُ (That is a Day whereon mankind will be gathered together,) This means the first of them and the last of them.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)