148فَآمَنوا فَمَتَّعناهُم إِلىٰ حينٍMuhammad Asadand [this time] they believed [in him]1 - and so We allowed them to enjoy their life during the timeallotted to them.2Cf. the reference to the people of Jonah in 10:98. For the Biblical version of this story, see The Book of Jonah iii.Lit., "for a time": i.e., for the duration of their natural lives (Razi; also Manar XI, 483).