بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ

Quran 21:40 is ayah 40 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 325 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:40

بَلْتَأْتِيهِمبَغْتَةًفَتَبْهَتُهُمْفَلَايَسْتَطِيعُونَرَدَّهَاوَلَاهُمْيُنظَرُونَ٤٠

bal tatīhim baghtatan fatabhatuhum falā yastaṭīʿūna raddahā walā hum yunẓarūna

Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.(40)

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This commentary explains ayahs 21:38–40 together.