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
For every people there is an appointed time. So, when their appointed time will come, they cannot be late for a moment, nor will they get ahead.
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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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