15:5
مَّاتَسْبِقُمِنْأُمَّةٍأَجَلَهَاوَمَايَسْتَْٔخِرُونَ٥
mā tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahā wamā yastakhirūna
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.(5)
Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 5 (15:5)
ٱلْحِجْر
مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَْٔخِرُونَ
Quran 15:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Al-Hijr (“The Rocky Tract”), a Meccan surah of 99 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 262 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 27
- Page 262
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- مَّاmāNot
- تَسْبِقُtasbiqu(can) advance
- مِنْminany
- أُمَّةٍummatinnation
- أَجَلَهَاajalahāits term
- وَمَاwamāand not
- يَسْتَْٔخِرُونَyastakhirūna(can) delay it
Tafsir (commentary) of 15:5
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This commentary explains ayahs 15:4–5 together.