Tafsir for verse: 11:104
وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٖ مَّعۡدُودٖ ١٠٤ ﴿104﴾
104We do not defer it but for a limited term.
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Commentary
The term 'al-ajl' refers to the entire duration of the postponement and to its end. They say: 'The term has ended,' and 'The term has reached its end.' They also say: 'The term has come due.' When their term comes, it refers to the last part of the postponement. The counting is for the duration, not for its limit or end. So the meaning of His saying 'And We do not delay it except for a counted term' is only for the end of a specified duration, by omitting the added phrase. It has also been recited: 'And what delays it' with the pronoun.
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