The Bee - 16:61
Had Allah punished mankind for their wrongdoing, He would not have left a creature therein, but He postpones them until a certain term. And when their term comes to an end, they will not be brought forward for an hour, nor will they be postponed.
Every community has an appointed term:
The Rocky Tract/15:5
No people will exceed or fall behind its appointed term.
The Cave/18:59
These are the people whom We destroyed because they were unjust. We appointed a definite term for the destruction of all of them.
The Cave/18:58
Your Lord is Forgiving, the Owner of Mercy. If He had reckoned them immediately for what they did, He would have hastened the torment for them. But He gives them a definite term, beyond which they cannot escape.
Prophet Jonah/10:49
"Say: "Except Allah wills, I have no power to harm or benefit even myself. Every community has a term. When their term is over, they will neither be delayed for an hour nor brought forward."
The Spider/29:53
They challenge you to bring the torment! It would have come to them but for a time which We had appointed. It will come to them suddenly, without their knowledge.
Ta-Ha/20:129
Had it not been for a Promise of your Lord and a pre-determined plan, they would have been dealt with at once.
Prophet Hud/11:110
We gave Moses the Book, but they differed in it. Had it not been for a promise of your Lord, they would have been judged between them. They are in doubt about it, they are undecided.
The Bee/16:61
Had Allah punished mankind for their wrongdoing, He would not have left a creature therein, but He postpones them until a certain term. And when their term comes to an end, they will not be brought forward for an hour, nor will they be postponed.
Ta-Ha/20:129
Had it not been for a Promise of your Lord and a pre-determined plan, they would have been dealt with at once.
The Believers/23:52
This community of yours is one community. Count me, I am your Lord.
The Believers/23:53
But they divided their affairs into various books. Each group is content with what is with it.
The Believers/23:54
Leave them in their confusion until a certain period.
The Believers/23:55
Do they think that with the wealth and children We have bestowed upon them,
The Believers/23:56
We run for their good? No, they do not realize it.
Originator/35:45
Had Allah punished mankind for what they used to do, He would have left no creature on the earth. But He postpones them until a certain term. When their term is over, then Allah will take account of His servants.