أَتَى أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ
Allah’s command has come, so do not seek to hasten it. (Al-Nahl 16:1)
The past form “أَتَى” can represent a future occurrence as certain and settled. It does not require us to conclude that every event in view had already taken place when the statement was heard.
An explicitly future-oriented expression might ordinarily be expected, but the past form makes the announced occurrence rhetorically assured.
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Conclusion: Departing from the Apparent Demands of Context
أَتَى أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ
Allah’s command has come, so do not seek to hasten it. (Al-Nahl 16:1)
The past form “أَتَى” can represent a future occurrence as certain and settled. It does not require us to conclude that every event in view had already taken place when the statement was heard.
An explicitly future-oriented expression might ordinarily be expected, but the past form makes the announced occurrence rhetorically assured.