An-Nahl 16:61 ولو يواخذ الله الناس بظلمهم ما ترك عليها من دابة ولاكن يوخرهم الى اجل مسمى فاذا جاء اجلهم لا يستاخرون ساعة ولا يستقدمون ٦١
وَلَوۡ
يُؤَاخِذُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلنَّاسَ
بِظُلۡمِهِم
مَّا
تَرَكَ
عَلَيۡهَا
مِن
دَآبَّةٖ
وَلَٰكِن
يُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَجَلٖ
مُّسَمّٗىۖ
فَإِذَا
جَآءَ
أَجَلُهُمۡ
لَا
يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ
سَاعَةٗ
وَلَا
يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ
٦١
If Allah were to seize the people for their transgression, He would have spared no creature on earth, but He lets them go on up to an appointed time. So, when their time will come, they will not be able to delay it for a moment, nor to bring it soon.
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