1 Preface أَتىٰ أَمرُ اللَّهِ فَلا تَستَعجِلوهُ ۚ سُبحانَهُ وَتَعالىٰ عَمّا يُشرِكونَYusuf Ali(Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of God.1 seek ye not then to hasten it: Glory to Him, and far is He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him!This is an answer to the taunt of the Pagans, who said: “If there is a god, the One True God, as you say, with unified control, why does He not punish the wrongdoers at once?” The answer is: “The decree of God will inevitably come to pass; it will come soon enough; when it comes, you will wish it were delayed; how foolish of you to wish even to cut off your last hope of forgiveness?”