The Holy Quran 19:64 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَهُۥ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا

Translation

(When Rasulullaah ﷺ requested Jibra'eel to visit him more often, Allaah instructed Jibra'eel to reply by saying,) "We (angels) descend (from the heavens) only by the command of your Rabb (we cannot come and go when we please). To Him belongs (He has control of) whatever is before us (whatever times and places lay ahead of us), whatever is behind us (whatever times and places we have passed by) and whatever is between the two. Your Rabb never forgets (and will send to you all the revelation that you are due to receive)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The descent of Jibril ﵇ is also subject to Allah's command: once Jibril ﵇ did not come for several days. The Prophet ﷺ was distressed, and the disbelievers began to say that the Sustainer of Muhammad ﷺ had become displeased with him and abandoned him. This taunt grieved him ﷺ even more. At last Jibril ﵇ came.

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