Surah Al Mursalat Tafseer

And when the Messengers are Uqqitat.

Al-`Awfi narrated from Ibn `Abbas that he said that Uqqitat means "Gathered."

Ibn Zayd said,

"This is similar to Allah's statement,

يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ الرُّسُلَ

On the Day when Allah will gather the Messengers together.

Mujahid said,

أُقِّتَتْ

(Uqqitat.)

"This means postponed."

Ath-Thawri narrated from Mansur, who narrated from Ibrahim that he said concerning the word,

أُقِّتَتْ

(Uqqitat.)

"This means promised."

It seems as though he holds this to be similar to Allah's statement,

وَأَشْرَقَتِ الاٌّرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ الْكِتَـبُ وَجِـىءَ بِالنَّبِيِّيْنَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord:and the Book will be produced; and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward; and it will be judged between them with truth, and they will not be wronged. (39:69)

Then Allah says,

لاِأَيِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ