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 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 111) ➊ {وَ لَوْ اَنَّنَا نَزَّلْنَاۤ اِلَيْهِمُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَ ……:} The previous verse: In «وَ مَا يُشْعِرُكُمْ اَنَّهَاۤ اِذَا جَآءَتْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ», the matter that was briefly mentioned is detailed here, that is, even if We fulfill all their demands, such as sending down angels and making the dead speak, etc., and even more than that, if We bring every single thing before them in groups or face to face, still they will not believe. By "every single thing" is meant every item among their demands, because the word {’’كُلَّ‘‘} refers to every thing appropriate to the context, as the hoopoe said regarding the Queen of Sheba: «وَ اُوْتِيَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ » [النمل : ۲۳ ] "And she has been given everything." Obviously, she had not been given literally everything, but only those things related to rule and sovereignty.
➋ { اِلَّاۤ اَنْ يَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ :} But if Allah wills, He can grant faith even to the most stubborn of deniers, as later on, countless disbelievers of Arabia who harbored great enmity also became Muslim upon the conquest of Makkah. These are words of glad tidings for the Muslims.
➌ { وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ يَجْهَلُوْنَ:} Here, the ignorance meant is not that which is the opposite of knowledge, but the ignorance that is the opposite of forbearance, that is, harshness—meaning that some forbearing ones are also present among them.
➋ { اِلَّاۤ اَنْ يَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ :} But if Allah wills, He can grant faith even to the most stubborn of deniers, as later on, countless disbelievers of Arabia who harbored great enmity also became Muslim upon the conquest of Makkah. These are words of glad tidings for the Muslims.
➌ { وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ يَجْهَلُوْنَ:} Here, the ignorance meant is not that which is the opposite of knowledge, but the ignorance that is the opposite of forbearance, that is, harshness—meaning that some forbearing ones are also present among them.
