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istajībū li-rabbikum min qabli ʾan yaʾtiya yawmun lā maradda lahū mina llāhi mā lakum min maljaʾin yawmaʾidhin wa-mā lakum min nakīrin
Respond to your Lord before there comes a day for which there will be no revoking from Allah. On that day you will have no refuge, nor will you have [any chance for] denial [of your sins].
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Shura - Verse 47
47. Answer the Call of your Lord before there comes from Allah a Day which cannot be averted. You will find no refuge on that Day nor will there be for you any denying [of your sins].
Acting upon Divine Injunctions leads to our growth. Thus, we are supposed to obey our Provider;
Following Divinely appointed Prophets preserves man from incurring loss. The preceding Verses treated of losers and the blessed Verse in question says that the solution lies in obedience to God Almighty and serving Him. Two possible interpretations have been provided regarding the contextual meaning of
1. Sinners may not return to the world.
2. That Day will indubitably come and it may not be averted. It is worthy of note that the blessed Verse in question addresses mankind.
They are asked to answer the Divine Call and acknowledge and act upon the Injunctions Divinely revealed to His Prophet (S) before you miss the opportunity of saving righteous good deeds in this world for the Day of desperation. The Resurrection Day shall come whereon there shall not be any return for anyone, since losers have actually spent in vain the faculty of perfection. They there shall be no refuge to be sought since they had all Divine Decisive Arguments available to them but they knowingly denied the Prophetic Call and the Truth of the Holy Qur’an. They may not deny their disbelief at the Divine Tribunal on the Day of Resurrection.