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21:38 · Al-Anbiyaa · Juz 17

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Dan mereka berkata, “Kapankah janji itu (akan datang), jika kamu orang yang benar?”

36:48 · Yaseen · Juz 23

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Dan mereka (orang-orang kafir) berkata, “Kapan janji (hari berbangkit) itu (terjadi) jika kamu orang yang benar?”

Both quote the disbelievers asking 'mata hadha al-wa'd in kuntum sadiqin' (When will this promise come, if you are truthful?) in near-verbatim wording across two surahs.