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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 99
وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لَـَٔامَنَ مَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ ٱلنَّاسَ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿99﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of them together. So, will you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) then compel mankind, until they become believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
شَآءَ
shāa
(had) willed
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
لَـَٔامَنَ
laāmana
surely, (would) have believed
مَن
man
who
فِى
fī
(are) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
كُلُّهُمْ
kulluhum
all of them
جَمِيعًا ۚ
jamīʿan
together
أَفَأَنتَ
afa-anta
Then, will you
تُكْرِهُ
tuk'rihu
compel
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the mankind
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
they become
مُؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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.
99. 1. But Allah did not will so, because this is against His wisdom and purpose, which only He knows completely. This was said because the Prophet ﷺ had a strong desire that everyone should become Muslim. Allah Almighty said that this cannot happen because the divine will, which is based on perfect wisdom and overriding benefit, does not require it. Therefore, it is further stated that how can you compel people to believe by force? When you neither have the power for this, nor are you responsible for it.
