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bal taʾtīhim baghtatan fa-tabhatuhum fa-lā yastaṭīʿūna raddahā wa-lā hum yunẓarūna
Indeed, it will overtake them suddenly, dumbfounding them. So they will neither be able to avert it, nor will they be granted any respite.
— Ali Quli Qarai
21Al-'Anbiyā’الأنبياءVerse 40 of 112
The Prophets21. Al-'Anbiyā’الأنبياء
Al Anbiyā’
The Prophets
MeccanVerse 40 of 112
Surah Al-’Anbiya’ – Verse 40
40. “Nay, but it (the Fire) will come to them all of a sudden and make them confounded, so they will neither be able to repel it, nor will they be respited.”
Through this holy verse, the noble Qur’an implies that this Divine punishment and the blazing Fire will come to them suddenly so that it will make them astonished. The above holy verse says:
They will be so confused that they will have no power to repel their punishment. And, even if they ask for respite, in spite of their haste until then, they will not be respited. The verse continues saying: