Surah 11

Surah 11:122

"And: ‘(Just) wait! Surely we (too) are waiting.’"
Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 11:121-123
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Verse 121

وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٱعۡمَلُواْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمۡ إِنَّا عَٰمِلُونَ

Say to those who do not believe: ‘Do as you are able. Surely we are going to do (what we can).’

Verse 122

وَٱنتَظِرُوٓاْ إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ

And: ‘(Just) wait! Surely we (too) are waiting.’

Verse 123

وَلِلَّهِ غَيۡبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِلَيۡهِ يُرۡجَعُ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ كُلُّهُۥ فَٱعۡبُدۡهُ وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَيۡهِۚ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ

To God (belongs) the unseen in the heavens and the earth, and to Him the affair – all of it – will be returned. So serve Him and put your trust in Him! Your Lord is not oblivious of what you do.

unseen of the heavens and the earth and that unto Him is the final return. He explains that everyone who does a deed, He will give them their deed (reward for it) on the Day of Reckoning. Unto Him belongs the creation and the command. Then He, the Exalted, commands that He should be worshipped and relied upon, for verily, He is sufficient for whoever trusts and turns to Him.
Concerning His statement,
{And your Lord is not unaware of what you do.}

This means, The lies (of the disbelievers) against you O Muhammad are not hidden from Him. He is the All-Knower of the conditions of His creatures and He will give them the perfect recompense for their deeds in this life and the Hereafter. He will aid you (O Muhammad) and grant you victory over the disbelievers in this life and in the Hereafter.'
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah Hud, and all praises and thanks are due to Allah.

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

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