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A time fixed for every nation (Surah Yunus)

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« on: May 27, 2011, 11:53:28 pm »

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"For every nation there is an appointed time. When their time cometh, then they cannot put it off an hour, nor hasten (it)."  (10:49)


Salaams folks.  I need some feedback on this verse.  Here, Allah Almighty says that there's an "appointed time" for every nation.  Does this refer to a different period of existence for every nation or community?  Is the reference the same as Day of Judgment?  But on Day of Judgment all nations, whole world, will be destroyed.  I'm sure this verse has a different reference which I'm haven't been able to grasp.  Please help with whatever information you might have.  JazekAllah Khair dear all Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2011, 12:16:17 am »

Walaikum salaam dear sis.    You're right.  The Day of Judgment will be the Big Day when the entire planet will be destroyed at the order of Allah, The Almighty. 

Verse 10:49 does not refer to the Day of Judgment.  It refers to Allah's warnings given to different nations which have been indulging in wrong doings.  As Allah has said in the Quran that He punishes a nation for their violations only after sending His Messages through His messengers and showing them the right path.  But even then most people in various nations don't bother to follow the right road.  With such people of different nations, Allah has a lot of patience.  He gives them plenty of time to try to realise their mistakes, give up their violations and take the right path.  Thus, Allah gives them time to believe and embrace the truth.  And this time has a certain length and period known to Him alone ("appointed time"). 

For every nation the time or duration is different when Allah continues to tolerate them.  When that duration is over, then either Allah brings about their downfall or annihilates them in some way or another.  Some such changes can come through natural processes and some can be man-made e.g. revolutions.  History of Iran is one out of many appropriate examples.  Uptil the monarchy lasted in 1979, the nation followed a particular system which was getting more and more corrupt.  Finally the people exploded and Allah granted them success against the corrupters.  Thus, the "appointed time" of the iranian monarchy was over.  They ruled for 2 or 3 generations but never learned from their mistakes.  Finally Allah had no more patience and brought its downfall. 

Such changes, through one way or another, come in every nation or community.  The "appointed time" differs in every case.  From the human point of view, it's a slow process .... could take 3 generations, 8 generations or more.  Therefor, most people cannot witness such changes in their lifetimes.  However, the "appointed time" does occur at a certain period for every nation and there's always some generation in whose lifetime it happens.     
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« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2011, 12:47:15 am »

That's it.  I knew I was missing an important point Smiley  Thanks a lot for this excellent explanation my sister. 
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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2011, 06:33:27 pm »

Very correctly explained sister Heba.  Actually this verse refers not to the Day of Judgment, but to the rise and fall of nations.  They may rise as a reward from Allah either for their sincerity toward Him, or as a worldly reward for their worldly efforts (as in case of certain non-Muslim countries at present) or as a test.  Subsequently nations may fall either because of their disobedience to Allah or their practical slackness to work hard for progress.  Thus, every nation has a course to follow, depending upon its own attitude and the path it adopts.  Different nations rise and fall at different times.  It's a slow process from the human perspective.  It might take hundreds of years for a nation to rise or fall because of its various merits or de-merits.

May Allah, the Almighty, grant the concept of the Ummah or the pan-Islamic state to all sincere believers.  Among Muslims (i.e. true believers in Allah, the One, the Only), "nation" means the pan-Islamic state comprising of Muslims all over the world.  Thus, the Quranic concept of "nation" or "Ummah" is more abstract and therefor much larger because it does not have any geographical boundaries.  Unity of the Muslim nation must be on the basis of Faith alone, not language, color, race etc. 
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