11 - لِكُلِّ اُمَّةٍ أجَلٌ
11. Every Community Has A [Preordained] End
(وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ ساعَةً وَلا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ) .1
"There is a [preordained] time for every nation: when their time comes, they shall not defer it by a single hour nor shall they advance it." 2
(وَما أَهْلَكْنا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلّا وَلَها كِتَابٌ مَعْلُومٌ * ما تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَما يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ) .3
"We did not destroy any town but that it had a known term. No nation can advance its time nor can it defer it." 4
(اُنظر) النحل : 61 و طه : 129 و العنكبوت : 5 والشورى : 14 و المؤمنون : 43 .
(See also: Qur'an 16:61, 20:129, 29:5, 42:14, 23:43)
