15. [al-Hijr, Mecca 54]

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ...   

15: 24.  To Us are known those of you who hasten forward,

...وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ ﴿٢٤﴾

and those who lag behind.

C1965. Cf. 9:100, where the Sabiqun may perhaps correspond to the Mustaqdimin here. In that case the two classes are those who are the first to accept Faith and do deeds of righteousness and those who come later, but are still numbered with the righteous.

A second alternative meaning may be:

"those who preceded you in point of time and those who come after you in point of time; they are all known to Allah, and He will gather them all together on the Day of Judgment."

Pickthall’s Version:

15: 24

Pickthall And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards.

Transliteration Wa laqad 'alimnal mustaqdimina minkum wa laqad 'alimnal musta'khirin(a).