Al-Mursalat Verse 11

and the messengers’ time ˹to testify˺ comes up—

and when the messengers are summoned,

and when the Messengers' time is set,

and the messengers given their appointed time––

And when the apostles are collected at the appointed time,

And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);-

and the appointed time to bring the Messengers together arrives, (then shall the promised event come to pass).

And when the time comes for raising the little girls (buried alive) --

And when the time of the Noble Messengers arrives.

and time is set for the apostles [to bear witness]

And when the time for the Messengers (to bear witness for or against their communities) is appointed.

And when the Messengers shall be made to appear (in the guise of one person) at the appointed time. (It is after that the Resurrection shall take place).

And when/if the messengers were appointed a time.

And when the time of the Noble Messengers arrives.

And when the messengers are gathered at their appointed time

And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed;

And when the messengers are made to reach their appointed time,

And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time

And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -

The Messengers will receive their appointments.

and when the Messengers' time is set

And when the Messengers are Uqqitat.

and when the messengers are brought together at the appointed time --

And the messengers are alerted.

and when the time is set for the [testimony of the] messengers (read uqqitat or wuqqitat), that is to say, [when] they are gathered to an appointed time,

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