now if god were to take men to task for all the evil that they do he would not leave a single living creature upon its face. however he grants them respite until a term set but when the end of their term approaches they can neither delay it by a single moment nor can they hasten it.
ولو يؤاخذ الله الناس بظلمهم ما ترك عليها من دابة ولكن يؤخرهم إلى أجل مسمى فإذا جاء أجلهم لا يستأخرون ساعة ولا يستقدمون