and if allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing he would not have left upon the earth any creature but he defers them for a specified term. and when their term has come they will not remain behind an hour nor will they precede .
ولو يؤاخذ الله الناس بظلمهم ما ترك عليها من دابة ولكن يؤخرهم إلى أجل مسمى فإذا جاء أجلهم لا يستأخرون ساعة ولا يستقدمون