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li-kulli nabaʾin mustaqarrun wa-sawfa taʿlamūna
For every prophecy there is a [preordained] setting, and soon you will know.
— Ali Quli Qarai
6Al-'AnʿāmالأنعامVerse 67 of 165
The Cattle
For every prophecy there is a [preordained] setting, and soon you will know.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 67
67. "For every announcement there is a term and you will come to know soon."
In this verse, through a short but expressive phrase, the Qur'an warns people and invites them to choose the right path. It announces that whatever news that Allah or the Prophet (S) informs people, there is finally a term for it, and it will be accomplished in its appointed time, which they will know soon. The verse says:
By giving people the proper news, Allah and the Messenger of Allah (S) introduce the right path to them. Therefore, Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (as) in a tradition says: "He who has an intelligent mind looks to his goal. He knows his low road as well as his high road. The caller (of the right, i.e., the Prophet (S)) has called, and the leader (of Ummah, i.e., Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (as)) has tended (his leadership). So, respond to the caller (of the right) and follow (your) leader."4
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