Transliteration:( Fahal yanzuroona illas Saa'ata an ta'tiyahum baghtatan faqad jaaa'a ashraatuhaa; fa annaa lahum izaa jaaa'at hum zikraahum )
48. This means those hypocrites and infidels who were unable to obtain guidance from the Prophetic sermons, are they awaiting another guide" There is no Prophet to come after Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسله till Qiyamah is now to follow which will give guidance to everyone and convert every infidel to a believer. But, the faith of that time will not benefit the infidels .
49. The advent of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) is the greatest sign of Qiyamah . since the Final Prophet has come; now only Qiyamah is left. Thus, the splitting of the moons and the other miracles of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم are all from the major signs of Qiyamah (the Day of Judgement).
50. On the coming of the Day of Judgement, people will come to understand, but this, understanding of theirs is useless.
The tafsir of Surah Muhammad verse 18 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muhammad ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 19.
(47:18) Are they waiting, then, for anything else than the Last Hour to suddenly come upon them?[29] Already some of its tokens have come.[30] But when it does actually come upon them, where will any time be left for them to take heed?
29. That is, as far as the explanation and clarification of the truth is concerned; it has been explained well by argument and reasoning, the miraculous discourses of the Quran, the pure character of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the revolution in the lives of his companions. Now, are these people awaiting that Resurrection itself should take place and then only they will believe?
30. The portents of Resurrection imply those signs which indicate that its approach is near. One such important sign is the advent of God’s last Prophet after whom no other prophet will come till Resurrection. Traditions have been related in Bukhari, Muslim. Tirmidhi and Musnad Ahmad on the authority of Anas, Sahl bin Saad As-Saidi and Buraidah, saying that the Prophet (peace be upon him) raised his index finger and the middle finger and said: My advent and Resurrection are like these two fingers. That is, Just as there is no other finger between these two fingers, so no other prophet will be raised between me and Resurrection; after me only Resurrection now will occur.
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