Chapter 6 of the Quran (37) they hasten their Punishment

The chiefs unbelievers of Mecca used to say mockingly: ‘O Muhammad, bring on us the chastisement you promised us’.  The punishment for which they have asked happened, some of them were killed and the others were caught captive on the Battle of Badr.

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They hasten their punishment!

The chiefs wealthy unbelievers of Mecca used to say mockingly to the Prophet: ‘O Muhammad bring on us the chastisement you promised us’, and so this verse was revealed”.

 

Ayah 6:57-58: Say to them O Muhammad:

I am relying on clear proof from my Lord and I have full insight of my matter and religion.

And you deny the Quran and Allah’s divine Oneness when you associated others with Him.

I do not have that which you seek to hasten, of the chastisement i.e. your punishment.

The decision to send a punishment on you is for Allah only. His judgement is just and He command s only that which is right. He is the Best of Deciders. He is the best of Judges.

 

Also, Say to them O Muhammad:

If I had that for which you were impatient i.e. punishment, you would have already been destroyed.

Allah is best awwere of the wrong-doers and of the punishment of the idolaters.

 

Then, years after this event, the punishment for which the chiefs unbelievers of Mecca  asked happened, some of them were killed and the others were caught captive on the Day of Badr (the first battle between the Muslims and the unbelievers of Mecca).

 

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The verses 6:57-58 in different translations

 

QARIB:

57) Say: ‘I am upon a clear proof from my lord, yet you belie him. I do not have that which you seek to hasten; judgement is for Allah alone. He narrates the truth and he is the best of deciders. ‘

58) Say: ‘if what you seek to hasten were with me, the matter between you and me would be decided, and Allah knows very well the harmdoers. ‘

 

SHAKIR:

57) Say: surely I have manifest proof from my lord and you call it a lie; I have not with me that which you would hasten; the judgment is only Allah’s; he relates the truth and he is the best of deciders.

58) Say: if that which you desire to hasten were with me, the matter would have certainly been decided between you and me; and Allah best knows the unjust.

 

PICKTHAL:

57) Say: I am (relying) on clear proof from my lord, while ye deny him. I have not that for which ye were impatient. the decision is for Allah only. He telleth the truth and he is the best of deciders.

58) Say: if i had that for which ye were impatient, then would the case (ere this) have been decided between me and you. Allah is best awwere of the wrong-doers.

 

YUSUFALI:

57) Say: “for me, i (work) on a clear sign from my lord, but ye reject him. What ye would see hastened, is not in my power. The command rests with none but Allah: he declweres the truth, and he is the best of judges.”

58) Say: “if what ye would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knoweth best those who do wrong.”

Chapter 6 of the Quran (10) Allah Whom We Worship

Two questions and facts, What if as a trial, Allah touches you with an affliction and hate

What if as a trial, Allah touches you with good fortune. And this is Allah whom the Muslims worship.

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Ayah 6:17-18:

What if as a trial, Allah touches you with an affliction and hate

What if as a trial, Allah touches you with good fortune

And this is Allah whom the Muslims worship.

 

The verses 6:17 says:

And if as a trial, Allah touches you with an affliction such as an illness, impoverishment, penury, poverty, failure, hardship or any disadvantage then none can remove it, there is none that can relieve therefrom and none can lift it, except Him;

 

And if as a trial, Allah touches you with good fortune, such as health, position, affluence, wealth or any privileged circumstances then have faith that Allah has power over all things, including His touching you with this, there is none that can impair it and none other than Allah has the power to remove it from you.

 

For Allah is Able to do all things either hardship and penury or blessing and wealth.

 

And this is Allah whom the Muslims worship; He is the Vanquisher, the Omnipotent and the All-Conquering etc.

 

The verses 6:18 says:

Allah is the Vanquisher, the Omnipotent and the All-Conquering; for Him nothing is impossible. He is the Superior over His servants, and He is the Wise in His creation and in His command and decree. He is the Awwere of their innermost thoughts as well as their outward actions. He is the Knower of His created beings and their works.

 

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The verse 6:17-18 in different translations

 

QARIB:

17) If Allah visits you with affliction, none can remove it except he; and if he touches you with good, indeed, he has power over all things.

18) he is the conqueror over his worshipers. he is the wise, the awwere.

 

SHAKIR:

17) And if Allah touch you with affliction, there is none to take it off but he; and if he visit you with good, then he has power over all things

18) and he is the supreme, above his servants; and he is the wise, the awwere

 

PICKTHAL:

17) If Allah touch thee with affliction, there is none that can relieve therefrom save him, and if he touch thee with good fortune (there is none that can impair it); for he is able to do all things.

18) he is the omnipotent over his slaves, and he is the wise, the knower.

 

YUSUFALI:

17) “If Allah touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but he; if he touch thee with happiness, he hath power over all things.

18) “he is the irresistible, (watching) from above over his worshippers; and he is the wise, acquainted with all things.”