ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ
Do they await but that Allah should come to them in covers of clouds and the angels [as well] and the matter is [then] decided? And to Allah [all] matters are returned.
ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ
Do they await but that Allah should come to them in covers of clouds and the angels [as well] and the matter is [then] decided? And to Allah [all] matters are returned.
Tafsir
Verse range: 2:210
Do not delay embracing the Faith Allah says;
هل ينظرون إﻻ أن يٲتيهم الله في ظلل من الغمام والمﻼيكة
Do they then wait for anything other than that Allah should come to them over the shadows of the clouds and the angels, on the Day of Resurrection to judge the early and the latter creations. Allah shall then reward each according to his or her deeds; and whoever does good shall see it, and whoever does evil shall see it. This is why Allah said:
وقضي اﻻمر وإلى الله ترجع اﻻمور
(Then) the case would be already judged. And to Allah return all matters (for decision). Similarly, Allah said:
كﻼ إذا دكت اﻻرض دكا دكا
وجاء ربك والملك صفا صفا
وجء يوميذ بجهنم يوميذ يتذكر اﻻنسن وأنى له الذكرى
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder. And your Lord comes with the angels in rows. And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him! (89:21-23) and,
هل ينظرون إﻻ أن تٲتيهم المليكة أو يٲتى ربك أو يٲتى بعض ءايت ربك
Do they then wait for anything other than that the angels should come to them, or that your Lord (Allah) should come, or that some of the signs of your Lord should come (i. e., portents of the Hour, e.g., rising of the sun from the west)! (6:158) Abu Jafar Razi reported that Abu Al-Aliyah narrated that:
هل ينظرون إﻻ أن يٲتيهم الله في ظلل من الغمام والمﻼيكة
(Do they then wait for anything other than that Allah should come to them over the shadows of the clouds and the angels) means, the angels will descend on the shadows of clouds, while Allah comes as He wills. Some of the reciters read it,
هل ينظرون إﻻ أن يٲتيهم اللهو المﻼيكة في ظلل من الغمام
Do they then wait for anything other than that Allah should come to them and also the angels over the shadows of the clouds. This is similar to Allah's other statement:
ويوم تشقق السماء بالغمم ونزل المليكة تنزيﻼ
And (remember) the Day when the heaven shall be rent asunder with clouds, and the angels will be sent down, with a grand descending. (25:25)