Al-A'raf 7:34 ولكل امة اجل فاذا جاء اجلهم لا يستاخرون ساعة ولا يستقدمون ٣٤
وَلِكُلِّ
أُمَّةٍ
أَجَلٞۖ
فَإِذَا
جَآءَ
أَجَلُهُمۡ
لَا
يَسۡتَأۡخِرُونَ
سَاعَةٗ
وَلَا
يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ
٣٤
There is a time set for every people: they cannot hasten it, nor, when it comes, will they be able to delay it for a single moment.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ
(And every Ummah has), meaning, each generation and nation,
أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ
(its appointed term; when their term comes) which they were destined for,
لاَ يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلاَ يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
(neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a mome
…وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ
(And every Ummah has), meaning, each generation and nation,
أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ
(its appointed term; when their term comes
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