The verse: The command of Allah has come, so do not hasten it
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Fatwa number ( 18257 )
Q1: The Master, Glorified and Exalted is He, says, in the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate:[An-Nahl 16:1]
It is known that "has come" is a past tense verb, while "do not hasten it" is a present tense verb. We ask your eminence to explain this verse so that we may understand it.
A1: The meaning of His saying, the Exalted: is: the time of the coming of the Hour is near. The past tense form was used to treat the certainty of its occurrence as if it had already occurred. The nearness of the Hour mentioned here is clarified by the Exalted and Majestic in other places, such as His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Anbya 21:1] , and His saying, the Exalted and Majestic: [Al-Qamar 54:1] . Expressing the future in the past tense to indicate the certainty of its occurrence is common in the Qur'an, such as His saying, the Exalted: [Az-Zumar 39:68] the verse. And His saying: [Al-A'raf 7:44] the verse. And His saying: [Az-Zumar 39:69-71] the verse.
Q1: The Master, Glorified and Exalted is He, says, in the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate:
The command of Allah is coming, so be not impatient for it
أَتَى أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُIt is known that "has come" is a past tense verb, while "do not hasten it" is a present tense verb. We ask your eminence to explain this verse so that we may understand it.
A1: The meaning of His saying, the Exalted:
The command of Allah has come
أَتَى أَمْرُ اللَّهِ[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.
اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُعْرِضُونَThe Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُAnd the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall dead except whom Allah wills
وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ إِلا مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُAnd the companions of Paradise will call out to the companions of the Fire
وَنَادَى أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ(69) And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the record [of deeds] will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and it will be judged between them in truth, and they will not be wronged. (70) And every soul will be fully compensated [for] what it did; and He is most knowing of what they do. (71) And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups
وَأَشْرَقَتِ الأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ الْكِتَابُ وَجِيءَ بِالنَّبِيِّينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ (69) وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ (70) وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ زُمَرًا
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