Chapter 16 · Verse 61
Quran 16:61
The Bee
سُوۡرَةُ النّحل
Al-Nahl
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Allah's Immense Mercy To Grant Second Chance To Redeem Our Souls
16:61
وَلَوۡ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِظُلۡمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيۡہَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ۬ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ۬ مُّسَمًّ۬ىۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ سَاعَةً۬ۖ وَلَا يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ ٦١
If ALLAH punished the people for their transgressions, He would have annihilated every creature (on Earth). But He respites them for a specific, predetermined time. Once their interim ends, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it.
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