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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 113
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَهَمَّت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُضِلُّوكَ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ وَمَا يَضُرُّونَكَ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ وَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُن تَعْلَمُ ۚ وَكَانَ فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًا ﴿113﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Had not the Grace of Allâh and His Mercy been upon you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), a party of them would certainly have made a decision to mislead you, but (in fact) they mislead none except their own selves, and no harm can they do to you in the least. Allâh has sent down to you the Book (The Qur’ân), and Al-Hikmah (Islâmic laws, knowledge of legal and illegal things i.e. the Prophet’s Sunnah - legal ways), and taught you that which you knew not. And Ever Great is the Grace of Allâh unto you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْلَا
walawlā
And if not
فَضْلُ
faḍlu
(for the) Grace
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
upon you
وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ
waraḥmatuhu
and His Mercy
لَهَمَّت
lahammat
surely (had) resolved
طَّآئِفَةٌۭ
ṭāifatun
a group
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
أَن
an
to
يُضِلُّوكَ
yuḍillūka
mislead you
وَمَا
wamā
But not
يُضِلُّونَ
yuḍillūna
they mislead
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ
anfusahum
themselves
وَمَا
wamā
and not
يَضُرُّونَكَ
yaḍurrūnaka
they will harm you
مِن
min
in
شَىْءٍۢ ۚ
shayin
anything
وَأَنزَلَ
wa-anzala
And has sent down
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
to you
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ
wal-ḥik'mata
and [the] Wisdom
وَعَلَّمَكَ
waʿallamaka
and taught you
مَا
mā
what
لَمْ
lam
not
تَكُن
takun
you did
تَعْلَمُ ۚ
taʿlamu
know
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And is
فَضْلُ
faḍlu
(the) Grace
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
upon you
عَظِيمًۭا
ʿaẓīman
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 113) ➊ {وَ لَوْ لَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ … :} The grace and mercy of Allah upon you was that He informed you of the reality of the actual incident through revelation. Otherwise, the group that was supporting Banu Ubayriq was about to convince you to acquit them, and the result would not have been just that a criminal would be saved and an innocent person would be declared guilty, but its consequences would have been far-reaching, which would have damaged the reputation and character of the Muslims. He (Allah) stated that such people were, in fact, ruining their own hereafter and harming only themselves. Your protector is Allah Himself; they could neither deceive you nor harm you in any way.
➋ {وَ عَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْلَمُ:} That is, He taught you through revelation what you did not know, and what you did not even expect. See Surah Al-Ankabut (48, 49), Surah Al-Qasas (86), Surah Ash-Shura (52), and Surah Hud (49). This is Allah’s great favor upon you. Some people use this as evidence that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was ‘Alim al-Ghayb’ (knower of the unseen), whereas Allah has used these very words regarding every human being: «{ عَلَّمَ الْاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ }» [ العلق : ۵ ] “He taught man what he did not know.” Then, it would also prove that every human being is ‘Alim al-Ghayb’.
➋ {وَ عَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْلَمُ:} That is, He taught you through revelation what you did not know, and what you did not even expect. See Surah Al-Ankabut (48, 49), Surah Al-Qasas (86), Surah Ash-Shura (52), and Surah Hud (49). This is Allah’s great favor upon you. Some people use this as evidence that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was ‘Alim al-Ghayb’ (knower of the unseen), whereas Allah has used these very words regarding every human being: «{ عَلَّمَ الْاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ }» [ العلق : ۵ ] “He taught man what he did not know.” Then, it would also prove that every human being is ‘Alim al-Ghayb’.
