Yet they say: "When will the promised threat come to pass, if you speak the truth?"
And they say, “When will this promise occur, if you are truthful?
They say, 'And when shall the promise come to pass, if you speak truly?'
But they [who reject My messages are wont to] ask, “When is that promise [of God’s judgment] to be fulfilled? [Answer this, O you who believe in it,] if you are men of truth!”
And they say: when cometh this torment if ye are truth- tellers!
And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."
And they say, “When will this promise come true, if you are truthful?”
They say: "(Tell us) when will the threat of punishment come to pass if you are truthful?"
And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."
And they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful?
And they say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?’
They say: 'If you are truthful, when will this promise come'
And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
They say, "When shall the Day of Judgment come to pass if you are true in your claim?"
And they say: When will this threat come to pass if you are truthful?
Wayaqooloona mat<u>a</u> h<u>atha</u> alwaAAdu in kuntum <u>sa</u>diqeen<b>a</b>
They ask, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say be true?"
They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?"
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
And the disbelievers who reject resurrection say in their haste, “O Muslims! If indeed you are truthful in what you claim, when will this resurrection that you promise us with, happen?”
And the disbelievers who reject resurrection say in their haste, “O Muslims! If indeed you are truthful in what you claim, when will this resurrection that you promise us with, happen?”
<h2 class="title">The Idolators seek to hasten on the Punishment</h2><p>Allah also tells us how the idolators seek to hasten punishment upon themselves, out of denial, rejection, disbelief, stubbornness and a belief that it will never happen. He says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَى هَـذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ </div><p>(And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful".) And Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ حِينَ لاَ يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلاَ عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ</div><p>(If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs,) meaning, if only they knew for certain that it will inevitably come to pass, they would not seek to hasten it. If only they knew how the torment will overwhelm them from above them and from beneath their feet.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَهُمْ مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ النَّارِ وَمِن تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ</div><p>(They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and coverings (of Fire) beneath them) 39:16</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ</div><p>(Theirs will be a bed of Hell (Fire), and over them coverings (of Hellfire)) 7:41. And in this Ayah Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">حِينَ لاَ يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلاَ عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ</div><p>(when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs,) And Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">سَرَابِيلُهُم مِّن قَطِرَانٍ وَتَغْشَى وُجُوهَهُمْ النَّارُ </div><p>(Their garments will be of tar, and fire will cover their faces) 14:50. The torment will surround them on all sides,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلاَ هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ</div><p>(and they will not be helped.) means, and they will have no helper. This is like the Ayah:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا لَهُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ</div><p>(And they have no guardian against Allah) 13:34.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً</div><p>(Nay, it will come upon them all of a sudden) means, the Fire will come upon them suddenly, i.e., it will take them by surprise.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ</div><p>(and will perplex them,) means, it will scare them, and they will succumb to it in confusion, not knowing what they are doing.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا</div><p>(and they will have no power to avert it) means, they will have no means of doing so.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ</div><p>(nor will they get respite. ) means, it will not be delayed for them even for an instant.</p>
The Idolators seek to hasten on the PunishmentAllah also tells us how the idolators seek to hasten punishment upon themselves, out of denial, rejection, disbelief, stubbornness and a belief that it will never happen. He says:وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَى هَـذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ (And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful".) And Allah says:لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ حِينَ لاَ يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلاَ عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ(If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs,) meaning, if only they knew for certain that it will inevitably come to pass, they would not seek to hasten it. If only they knew how the torment will overwhelm them from above them and from beneath their feet.لَهُمْ مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ النَّارِ وَمِن تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ(They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and coverings (of Fire) beneath them) 39:16لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ(Theirs will be a bed of Hell (Fire), and over them coverings (of Hellfire)) 7:41. And in this Ayah Allah says:حِينَ لاَ يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلاَ عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ(when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs,) And Allah says:سَرَابِيلُهُم مِّن قَطِرَانٍ وَتَغْشَى وُجُوهَهُمْ النَّارُ (Their garments will be of tar, and fire will cover their faces) 14:50. The torment will surround them on all sides,وَلاَ هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ(and they will not be helped.) means, and they will have no helper. This is like the Ayah:وَمَا لَهُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ(And they have no guardian against Allah) 13:34.بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً(Nay, it will come upon them all of a sudden) means, the Fire will come upon them suddenly, i.e., it will take them by surprise.فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ(and will perplex them,) means, it will scare them, and they will succumb to it in confusion, not knowing what they are doing.فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا(and they will have no power to avert it) means, they will have no means of doing so.وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ(nor will they get respite. ) means, it will not be delayed for them even for an instant.