Surah Al Baqarah Tafseer

Do not delay embracing the Faith

Allah says;

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللّهُ فِي ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الْغَمَامِ وَالْمَليِكَةُ

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:

وَقُضِيَ الَامْرُ وَإِلَى اللّهِ تُرْجَعُ الامُورُ

(Then) the case would be already judged. And to Allah return all matters (for decision).

Similarly, Allah said:

كَلَّ إِذَا دُكَّتِ الاٌّرْضُ دَكّاً دَكّاً

وَجَأءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفّاً صَفّاً

وَجِىءَ يَوْمَيِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَيِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الاِنسَـنُ وَأَنَّى لَهُ الذِّكْرَى

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,

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَا أَن تَأْتِيهُمُ الْمَلَـيِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ رَبُّكَ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ بَعْضُ ءَايَـتِ رَبِّكَ

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:

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللّهُ فِي ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الْغَمَامِ وَالْمَليِكَةُ

(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,

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللّهُوَ الْمَليِكَةُ فِي ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الْغَمَامِ

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:

وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ السَّمَأءُ بِالْغَمَـمِ وَنُزِّلَ الْمَلَـيِكَةُ تَنزِيلً

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