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Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 8
وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَلَـٰكِن يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if Allâh had willed, He could have made them one nation, but He admits whom He wills to His Mercy. And the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) will have neither a Walî (protector or guardian) nor a helper.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
شَآءَ
shāa
Allah willed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah willed
لَجَعَلَهُمْ
lajaʿalahum
He could have made them
أُمَّةًۭ
ummatan
a community
وَٰحِدَةًۭ
wāḥidatan
one
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
يُدْخِلُ
yud'khilu
He admits
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
فِى
fī
in (to)
رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ
raḥmatihi
His Mercy
وَٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
wal-ẓālimūna
And the wrongdoers
مَا
mā
not
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّن
min
any
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin
protector
وَلَا
walā
and not
نَصِيرٍ
naṣīrin
any helper
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.
8. 1. In that case, on the Day of Resurrection there would have been only one group, that is, the people of faith and the people of Paradise. But Allah's wisdom and will did not like this compulsion; rather, to test human beings, He gave them the freedom of will and choice. Whoever used this freedom correctly became deserving of Allah's mercy, and whoever misused it committed injustice by using the freedom and choice given by Allah in disobedience to Allah Himself. Thus, such wrongdoers will have no helper on the Day of Resurrection.
