Surah 7:34

"For every community (there is) a time. When their time comes, they will not delay (it) by an hour, nor will they advance (it by an hour)."

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 7:34-36

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Verse 34

وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٞۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَأۡخِرُونَ سَاعَةٗ وَلَا يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ

For every community (there is) a time. When their time comes, they will not delay (it) by an hour, nor will they advance (it by an hour).

Verse 35

يَٰبَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ إِمَّا يَأۡتِيَنَّكُمۡ رُسُلٞ مِّنكُمۡ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِي فَمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَأَصۡلَحَ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ

Sons of Adam! If messengers from among you should come to you, recounting to you My signs, whoever guards (himself) and sets (things) right – (there will be) no fear on them, nor will they sorrow.

Verse 36

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ عَنۡهَآ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

But those who call Our signs a lie, and become arrogant about it – those are the companions of the Fire. There they will remain.

Allah said,

{And every Ummah has}, meaning, each generation and nation,

{its appointed term; when their term comes} which they were destined for,

Quoted Scripture

"neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)}."

Allah then warned the Children of Adam that He sent to them Messengers who conveyed to them His Ayat Allah also conveyed good news, as well as warning,

{then whosoever has Taqwa and becomes righteous} by abandoning the prohibitions and performing acts of obedience.

Quoted Scripture

"on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. But those who reject Our Ayat and treat them with arrogance,"

meaning, their hearts denied the Ayat and they were too arrogant to abide by them,

Quoted Scripture

"they are the dwellers of the Fire, they will abide therein forever."

without end to their dwelling in it.

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

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).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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