Fatir 35:43 استكبارا في الارض ومكر السيي ولا يحيق المكر السيي الا باهله فهل ينظرون الا سنت الاولين فلن تجد لسنت الله تبديلا ولن تجد لسنت الله تحويلا ٤٣
ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗا
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَمَكۡرَ
ٱلسَّيِّيِٕۚ
وَلَا
يَحِيقُ
ٱلۡمَكۡرُ
ٱلسَّيِّئُ
إِلَّا
بِأَهۡلِهِۦۚ
فَهَلۡ
يَنظُرُونَ
إِلَّا
سُنَّتَ
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَۚ
فَلَن
تَجِدَ
لِسُنَّتِ
ٱللَّهِ
تَبۡدِيلٗاۖ
وَلَن
تَجِدَ
لِسُنَّتِ
ٱللَّهِ
تَحۡوِيلًا
٤٣
because of their showing arrogance in the land and plotting of evil. And the evil plot engulfs none but its own people (who make it). So, they are looking for nothing but the (divine) practice with the earlier people. So you will never find in Allah’s practice any change, and you will never find in Allah’s practice any diversion.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
They longed for a Warner to come, but when He came, They disbelieved in Him
Allah tells us how Quraysh and the Arabs swore by Allah their most binding oath before the Messenger came to them,
لَئِن جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَى مِنْ إِحْدَى الاٍّمَمِ
(that if a warner came to them, they would
…They longed for a Warner to come, but when He came, They disbelieved in Him
Allah tells us how Quraysh and the Arabs swore by Allah their most binding
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