Transliteration:( Qul law anna 'indee maa tasta'jiloona bihee laqudiyal amru bainee wa bainakum; wallaahu a'lamu bizzaalimeen )
"Please declare: 'If I had that thing for which you are hastening, the matter would have been decided between me and you. And Allah knows well the oppressors.'"
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The disbelievers were hastening the punishment, demanding the Prophet ﷺ to bring it upon them if he were truthful. This verse responds: if the matter were in the Prophet’s control, the earth would already have been purified of such enemies, and the verdict would be immediate. This reflects the Prophetic character—firm against disbelievers, as Allah says: “…hard against the disbelievers, and tender among themselves” (Surah 48:29).
However, since such matters are entirely in Allah’s hands, the Prophet ﷺ waits upon Divine command. Allah is fully aware of the wrongdoers, and His justice is never delayed without reason.
The tafsir of Surah Al-Anam verse 58 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anam ayat 55 which provides the complete commentary from verse 55 through 59.
(6:58) Say: ‘If what you demand so hastily were in my power, the matter between me and you would have been long decided. But Allah knows best how to judge the wrong-doers.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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