سُوْرَةُ التَّكْوِيْرِ

Surah At-Takwir (81) — Ayah 29

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وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿29﴾
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allâh wills - the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
وَمَا wamā And not
تَشَآءُونَ tashāūna you will
إِلَّآ illā except
أَن an that
يَشَآءَ yashāa wills
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
رَبُّ rabbu Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds

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(Ayah 29){ وَ مَا تَشَآءُوْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ يَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ :} That is, your wanting is also dependent on Allah's wanting and granting of Tawfiq. See also Surah Yunus (100), An'am (112), Qasas (56), and Dahr (30).

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

29. 1. That is, your desire depends on Allah's enabling grace; until Allah's will and His enabling grace are combined with your desire, you cannot choose the straight path.

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29. And you cannot will except what Allah, the Lord of all worlds [23], wills.

[23] That is, your will and your desire are only what Allah already knows, and Allah’s knowledge of this does not compel you to do only what is already in Allah’s knowledge. For further clarification, see the footnote 21 of verse 24 of Surah Al-A'raf.