The Holy Quran 35:43 — Surah Fatir

Arabic text

ٱسْتِكْبَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَكْرَ ٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلْمَكْرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِۦ ۚ فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۚ فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا ۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَحْوِيلًا

Translation

(They behaved like this because) They were proud on earth (too proud to follow another) and (because) they devised evil schemes (to oppose and harass Rasulullaah ﷺ). The consequences of evil schemes surround (affect) only those who devise them (rather than those against whom they devised the scheme). They (the Kuffaar) seem only to be awaiting the treatment (punishment) of the previous (Kuffaar) generations (to come to them before they can accept Imaan). (They can be rest assured that when they persist in kufr, they will certainly suffer the plight of the previous Kuffaar nations because) You will never find any change in Allaah's practice (promises, ways), neither will you find any adjustment (change) in Allaah's practice.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The false oaths of the Jews and the denial of prophethood: when the people of Arabia heard that the Jews and other nations had disobeyed their prophets in such a way, they would say: “If ever a prophet comes among us, we will show that we obey and accompany the prophet better than these nations.

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