[13:32] وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِيَ...
[13:32] وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ {48} And how many a town I Respited while it was unjust, then I Seized it, and to Me is the destination [22:48] And in the Holy Quran, Allah -azwj Reveals that once the end of time comes for a living being, then there is no further respite: وَلَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهَا ۚ وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ {11} (Surah) Al Munafiqeen: And never Respites a soul when its term comes, and Allah is Aware of what you are doing [63:11] In the explanation of the above holy verse, 5 th successor of the Prophet -asws says: أحمد بن إدريس، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن النضر عن يحيى الحلبي، عن هارون بن خارجة، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام في قول الله: ولن يؤخر الله نفسا إذا جاء أجلها قال: إن عند الله كتبا موقوفة يقدم منها ما يشاء ويؤخر فإذا كان ليلة القدر أنزل فيها كل شئ يكون إلى مثلها فذلك قوله: ” ولن يؤخر الله نفسا إذا جاء أجلها ” إذا أنزله وكتبه كتاب السماوات وهو الذي لا يؤخره Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Yahya Al Halby, from Haroun Bin Kharjat, from Abu Baseer, ‘From Abu Ja’far -asws regarding the Words of Allah -azwj : And Allah never Respites a soul when its term comes [63:11] .
He -asws said: ‘There is a Book of Suspended (matters) in the Presence of Allah -azwj . He -azwj Brings forward from it whatever He -azwj Desires and Delays. So, whenever it would be the Night of Pre-determination, it is Revealed everything which would be happening up to its like (next year), and these are His -azwj Words: And Allah never Respites a soul when its term comes [63:11] . When it is Revealed and Written in the Book of the skies, it is which cannot be delayed’’.
[4] Repentance and Forgiveness: وَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ {182} وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ {183} (Surah) Al A’raf: And those who belied Our Signs, We Let them be gradually enticed (themselves) from where they are not knowing [7:182] And I Respite them.
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