Tafsir for verse: 16:46
أَوۡ يَأۡخُذَهُمۡ فِي تَقَلُّبِهِمۡ فَمَا هُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ ٤٦ ﴿46﴾
46or that He seizes them when roaming about - while they are not able to frustrate Him -
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Commentary
Or He takes them; meaning: Allah; with His punishment; in the state of their turning and their actions; and their feelings are present and their powers are gathered.
And when these three conditions are assumed in their state of safety from punishment; and safety from the enemy is based on the assumption of their inability to overpower them; He explained that by saying: "So they are not able to escape."; meaning: in any of these conditions; whether their negligence or their alertness is the same for us.
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