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fa-hal yantaẓirūna ʾillā mithla ʾayyāmi lladhīna khalaw min qablihim qul fa-ntaẓirū ʾinnī maʿakum mina l-muntaẓirīna
Do they await anything except the like of the days of those who passed away before them? Say, ‘Then wait! I too am waiting along with you.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Yunus – Verse 102
102. “Do they then expect (anything) but the like of the days of those who passed away before them? Say: ‘Wait you then, verily I also with you, will be of those who wait’.”
This verse is in the form of a question with a threatening tone. It declares that obstinate and faithless people expect to see a destiny other than that of former nations which suffered the painful Divine Punishment; the doom of Pharaohs, the Nimrods, Shaddads, and their assistants and advocates. The verse says:
“Do they then expect (anything) but the like of the days of those who passed away before them?...”
Towards the end of the verse, in order to warn them, Allah commands the Prophet (S) to tell them that now they are on such a track, and are not ready to reconsider their fate, that they should wait and look out for it as he was. The verse continues saying:
“…Say: ‘Wait you then, verily I also with you, will be of those who wait’.”
They wait in order to avoid and deny Allah’s call, and we wait for the evil and painful destiny which awaits them like that of the former oppressive nations of the past.