سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 111
۞ وَلَوْ أَنَّنَا نَزَّلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ وَكَلَّمَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَحَشَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ قُبُلًا مَّا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَجْهَلُونَ ﴿111﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And even if We had sent down unto them angels, and the dead had spoken unto them, and We had gathered together all things before their very eyes, they would not have believed, unless Allâh willed, but most of them behave ignorantly.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَلَوْ
walaw
And (even) if
أَنَّنَا
annanā
[that] We (had)
نَزَّلْنَآ
nazzalnā
[We] sent down
إِلَيْهِمُ
ilayhimu
to them
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ
l-malāikata
the Angels
وَكَلَّمَهُمُ
wakallamahumu
and spoken to them
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
l-mawtā
the dead
وَحَشَرْنَا
waḥasharnā
and We gathered
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
before them
كُلَّ
kulla
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قُبُلًۭا
qubulan
face to face
مَّا
mā
not
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
لِيُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
liyu'minū
to believe
إِلَّآ
illā
unless
أَن
an
[that]
يَشَآءَ
yashāa
wills
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
But
أَكْثَرَهُمْ
aktharahum
most of them
يَجْهَلُونَ
yajhalūna
(are) ignorant
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.
111. 1 And they would confirm the messengership of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
111. 2 The second meaning that has been stated is that the signs they demand would all be presented before them. And another meaning that has been mentioned is that if everything were to gather together in groups and testify that the chain of prophets is true, then even after fulfilling all these signs and demands, they would still not believe—except whom Allah wills. This same meaning is found in this verse as well (Surah Yunus 96-97): Those upon whom the word of your Lord has been fulfilled will not believe, even if every kind of sign comes to them, until they see the painful punishment.
111. 3 And these ignorant notions are what stand between them and accepting the truth. If the veil of ignorance were lifted, perhaps the truth would become clear to them and, by Allah’s will, they would accept the truth.
111. 2 The second meaning that has been stated is that the signs they demand would all be presented before them. And another meaning that has been mentioned is that if everything were to gather together in groups and testify that the chain of prophets is true, then even after fulfilling all these signs and demands, they would still not believe—except whom Allah wills. This same meaning is found in this verse as well (Surah Yunus 96-97): Those upon whom the word of your Lord has been fulfilled will not believe, even if every kind of sign comes to them, until they see the painful punishment.
111. 3 And these ignorant notions are what stand between them and accepting the truth. If the veil of ignorance were lifted, perhaps the truth would become clear to them and, by Allah’s will, they would accept the truth.
