Transliteration:( Qul laaa amliku linafsee darranw wa laa naf'an illaa maa shaaa'al laah; likulli ummatin ajalun izaa jaaa'a ajaluhum fa laaa yasta'khiroona saa'atanw wa laa yastaqdimoon )
141. This means that without the bounty of Allah Almighty I personally
cannot cause benefit and harm to myself. Indirectly, the Holy prophet is
empowered by Allah Almighty with the and loss of the entire world Says
Allah Almighty: "That Allah and His Messenger has enriched them (S9
V74)
The Holy Prophet so desire mountains of gold would come with me".
Hazrat lesa Alaihis Salaam had said: "I can put life in the dead, and cure
the blind and the lepers". Hazrat Yusuf Alaihis Salaam had said: "Take my
shirt, it will restore the sight of my father".
142. By this is meant the time of destruction of every nation is recorded in
the Divine Tablet. Those whose gaze is upon this Tablet is fully aware of it.
143. From this we learn that in the inevitable fate there can be no change,
but in the pending fate changes continue to take place. Says Allah
Almighty: "Allah wipes out what He pleases and establishes (what He
pleases) and the real writing is with Him". (S13:V39).
Through the supplication of Hazrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam) the age of
Hazrat Dawood (Alaihis Salaam) was increased from sixty to hundred
years. Wealth and age increases due to good deeds and charity.
For this reason supplication is made permissible. It should be remembered
that unalteration in the time of death is Divine law but alteration in its time is
Divine Power. We are bound by law, not Allah Almighty. In this verse "they
stay behind", and "they advance" have been brought together to show that
man cannot alter the time of death according to his own wish.
Putting life in the dead by Hazrat lesa Alaihis Salaam, bringing the four
slaughtered birds back to life by Hazrat Ebrahim Alaihis Salaam, coming
back to life after a hundred years by Hazrat Uzair Alaihis Salaam, coming
back to life of the seventy Israelites, was all by the command of Allah
Almighty and manifestation of His power. All these incidents are clearly
mentioned in the Holy QUR'AAN. Thus this verse is not contradicting those
verses.
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The tafsir of Surah Yunus verse 49 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yunus ayat 48 which provides the complete commentary from verse 48 through 52.
57. This is to say, I never said that I will sit in judgment on you and inflict torment on those who do not believe in me. Therefore, I am not in a position to tell when the threat will be made good. As the threat has been held out by Allah, He will pass His judgment on you when He wills, and in whatever way He wills, for everything depends on His will.
58. That is, Allah passes His judgment on individuals and communities after the expiry of the term that He Himself has set and He alone knows how long it lasts for a community. He is not hasty in giving rewards or punishments. When He sends His Messenger to deliver His Message, He allows sufficient time to each individual and to each community to consider it and ponder over it and mend his (or its) way, during the appointed term. The period of the term may extend to centuries in the case of a community and He knows best how long it should be.
When that term, which is based on justice, expires, and that person or community does not repent of its rebellious conduct, then Allah passes His judgment. When the time of the judgment comes, it is neither advanced nor delayed even by a single hour.
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