Surah Yunus Ayat 48-49 Translation Tafseer

Para 11 - یَعْتَذِرُوْنَ

سورة يونس

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

10.48-49

وَ یَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ(48) قُلْ لَّاۤ اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِیْ ضَرًّا وَّ لَا نَفْعًا اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُؕ-لِكُلِّ اُمَّةٍ اَجَلٌؕ-اِذَا جَآءَ اَجَلُهُمْ فَلَا یَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَ سَاعَةً وَّ لَا یَسْتَقْدِمُوْنَ(49)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

And they say, “When will this promise ˹of punishment˺ come if you are truthful?” Say, “I only have the power over harm and benefit for myself which Allah wills.”[1] For every nation there is a term, so whentheir term will come to pass, they will neither defer it by a single moment nor hasten it.

Commentary

[1]

The verse means that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم expressed that he did not have the authority to benefit or harm without the permission of Allah Almighty (a fundamental principle). However, Allah Almighty may grant him power over anything He wills. Remember, it is established from numerous verses and Hadith narrations that Allah Almighty has granted the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم power and authority over creation.