11 - لِكُلِّ اُمَّةٍ أجَلٌ‏

11. Every Community Has A [Preordained] End

(وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ ساعَةً وَلا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ) .¹

"There is a [preordained] time for every nation: when their time comes, they shall not defer it by a single hour nor shall they advance it." ²

(وَما أَهْلَكْنا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلّا وَلَها كِتَابٌ مَعْلُومٌ * ما تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَما يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ) .³

"We did not destroy any town but that it had a known term. No nation can advance its time nor can it defer it." ⁴

(اُنظر) النحل : 61 و طه : 129 و العنكبوت : 5 والشورى‏ : 14 و المؤمنون : 43 .

(See also: Qur'an 16:61, 20:129, 29:5, 42:14, 23:43)

10 - لِكُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ أجَلٌ‏

10. Everything Has An End

26.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ لكلِّ شي‏ءٍ مُدّةً وأجَلاً .¹

26.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Everything has a fixed duration and an end.' ²

27.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : جَعلَ اللَّهُ لكلِّ شي‏ءٍ قَدْراً، ولكلِّ قَدْرٍ أجَلاً .³

27.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Allah has made a measure for everything and for every measure an end.' ⁴