سُوْرَةُ الْمُدَّثِّرِ

Surah Al-Muddaththir (74) — Ayah 56

The Cloaked One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 577

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ﴿56﴾
And they will not receive admonition unless Allâh wills; He (Allâh) is the One, deserving that mankind should be afraid of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not take any Ilâh (god) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins).
وَمَا wamā And not
يَذْكُرُونَ yadhkurūna will pay heed
إِلَّآ illā except
أَن an that
يَشَآءَ yashāa wills
ٱللَّهُ ۚ l-lahu Allah
هُوَ huwa He
أَهْلُ ahlu (is) worthy
ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ l-taqwā to be feared
وَأَهْلُ wa-ahlu and worthy
ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ l-maghfirati to forgive

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56. 1. That is, only the one whom Allah wills will obtain guidance and admonition from this Qur'an.

56. 2. That is, Allah alone is worthy to be feared, and He alone possesses the authority to forgive. Therefore, He alone deserves to be obeyed, and His disobedience should be avoided so that a person may become deserving of His forgiveness and mercy.