The Holy Quran 46:35 — Surah Al-Ahqaf

Arabic text

فَٱصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعَزْمِ مِنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسْتَعْجِل لَّهُمْ ۚ كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ مَا يُوعَدُونَ لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّن نَّهَارٍۭ ۚ بَلَـٰغٌ ۚ فَهَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ

Translation

(O Rasulullaah ﷺ! Regardless of the difficulties the Kuffaar give you, you should) Exercise patience like the resolute ones among the Rusul exercised patience and do not be hasty about them (asking for them to be punished). The day when they will be shown what (punishment) they had been promised, it will seem to them that they had not even lived a moment of a single day. This (Qur'aan) is a message (so accept it and obey its commands). It will be only the disobedient nation who will be destroyed.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Exhortation to the Prophet ﷺ to be patient: that is, since it is already known that the deniers must certainly be punished — whether in the Hereafter or in this world as well — then do not you ﷺ hasten in their matter, but remain patient until an appointed term, as the messengers of firm resolve (ulu al-'azm) were patient. (Note)

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