سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ
Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 14
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِى مَآ أَفَضْتُمْ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Had it not been for the Grace of Allâh and His Mercy unto you in this world and in the Hereafter, a great torment would have touched you for that whereof you had spoken.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْلَا
walawlā
And if not
فَضْلُ
faḍlu
(for the) Grace
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ
waraḥmatuhu
and His Mercy
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
wal-ākhirati
and the Hereafter
لَمَسَّكُمْ
lamassakum
surely would have touched you
فِى
fī
in
مَآ
mā
what
أَفَضْتُمْ
afaḍtum
you had rushed glibly
فِيهِ
fīhi
concerning it
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
a punishment
عَظِيمٌ
ʿaẓīmun
great
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 14) {وَ لَوْ لَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَتُهٗ … :} That is, if Allah’s grace had not been upon you in this world, that He has given you countless blessings in this world, one of which is that instead of immediately seizing you for your sins, He grants respite, and if His grace had not been upon you in the Hereafter, that He accepts repentance and forgives sins, then because of the act (slander) you were engaged in, a great punishment would have overtaken you.
