Transliteration:( 'A thumma izaa maa waqa'a aamantum bih; aaal 'aana wa qad kuntum bihee tasta'jiloon )
146. By this is meant bringing faith after punishment becomes manifest is
unacceptable. The people of Hazrat Yunus (Alaihis Salaam) brought faith
prior to seeing the signs of punishment and not after seeing it. Therefore
their repentance was accepted, while that of the Pharoah was rejected.
The tafsir of Surah Yunus verse 51 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yunus ayat 48 which provides the complete commentary from verse 48 through 52.
(10:51) Is it only when this chastisement has actually overtaken you that you will believe in it? (And when the chastisement will surprise you), you will try to get away from it, although it is you who had sought to hasten its coming.’
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
[528]- i.e., when it is too late to benefit from belief. [529]- Challenging those who warned of it to bring it on immediately.
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