سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ

Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 20

The Light · Medinan · Juz 18 · Page 351

وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿20﴾
And had it not been for the Grace of Allâh and His Mercy on you, (Allâh would have hastened the punishment upon you). And that Allâh is full of Kindness, Most Merciful.
وَلَوْلَا walawlā And if not
فَضْلُ faḍlu (for the) Grace of Allah
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (for the) Grace of Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum upon you
وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ waraḥmatuhu and His Mercy
وَأَنَّ wa-anna And that
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
رَءُوفٌۭ raūfun (is) Full of Kindness
رَّحِيمٌۭ raḥīmun Most Merciful

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.

20-1 The answer is omitted; otherwise, Allah's punishment would have seized you. It is merely His grace, kindness, and mercy that He has forgiven you for this great crime.