The Inescapable Timing of the Day of Resurrection
Saba — Verses 29–30 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٢٩
And they say: "When is this promise (i.e. the Day of Resurrection will be fulfilled) if you are truthful?"
- وَيَقُولُونَ
- And they say:
- مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ
- When is this promise
- إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
- (i.e. the Day of Resurrection will be fulfilled) if you are truthful?
قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَأْخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ٣٠
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour (or a moment) nor put forward."
- قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ
- Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'The appointment to you is
- يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَأْخِرُونَ عَنْهُ
- for a Day, which you cannot put back
- سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
- for an hour (or a moment) nor put forward.