Transliteration:( Qul lakum mee'aadu Yawmil laa tasta'khiroona 'anhu saa'atanw wa laa tastaqdimoon (section 3) )
94. By "tha day" is meant the Day of Judgement, or the day of their death. It should be remembered that the day of death could be extended through the dua of the pious person. In fact, even the life of Iblis is extended through his own dua. Says Allah Almighty "He said. You are given time" (S7 VIS).
 Through the dua of Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace), the life of Hazrat Dawood (On whom be peace) was extended from forty to hundred years.The purpose of the verse is to show tha you cannot extend or decrease your life span according to your own wishes. If We so desire then only can it be increased.
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The tafsir of Surah Saba verse 30 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saba ayat 28 which provides the complete commentary from verse 28 through 30.
49. In other words, the reply means: Allah’s judgments are not subject to your whims that He should be bound to do a thing at the time which you have fixed for it. He carries out His designs only according to His own discretion. You cannot understand how long is mankind to be allowed to function in this world in the scheme of Allah, how many individuals and how many nations are to be put to the test in different ways, and what will be the right time for the Day of Judgment and summoning mankind of all ages for rendering their accounts. All this will be accomplished only at the time which Allah has fixed for it in His scheme of things. Your demands can neither hasten it on by a second nor your supplications can withhold it by a second.
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