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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 19
وَمَا كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ إِلَّآ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً فَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِيمَا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Mankind were but one community (i.e. on one religion - Islâmic Monotheism), then they differed (later); and had not it been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, it would have been settled between them regarding what they differed.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
was
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
the mankind
إِلَّآ
illā
but
أُمَّةًۭ
ummatan
a community
وَٰحِدَةًۭ
wāḥidatan
one
فَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ ۚ
fa-ikh'talafū
then they differed
وَلَوْلَا
walawlā
And had (it) not been
كَلِمَةٌۭ
kalimatun
a word
سَبَقَتْ
sabaqat
(that) preceded
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
لَقُضِىَ
laquḍiya
surely, it (would) have been judged
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
فِيمَا
fīmā
concerning what
فِيهِ
fīhi
[therein]
يَخْتَلِفُونَ
yakhtalifūna
they differ
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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.
19. 1. That is, this polytheism is an invention of the people themselves; otherwise, in the beginning, it had no existence. All people were upon one religion and one way, and that is Islam, in which monotheism holds fundamental importance. Until Prophet Nuh (Noah) (AS), people remained firm upon this monotheism, then differences arose among them, and some people began to consider others besides Allah as deities, fulfillers of needs, and removers of difficulties.
19. 2. That is, if Allah had not decreed that He does not punish anyone before completing the argument, and in this way, had He not appointed a time for the creation, then surely He would have decided their disputes and would have granted happiness to the believers and subjected the disbelievers to punishment.
19. 2. That is, if Allah had not decreed that He does not punish anyone before completing the argument, and in this way, had He not appointed a time for the creation, then surely He would have decided their disputes and would have granted happiness to the believers and subjected the disbelievers to punishment.
