سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ
Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 10
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And had it not been for the Grace of Allâh and His Mercy on you (He would have hastened the punishment upon you)! And that Allâh is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, the All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْلَا
walawlā
And if not
فَضْلُ
faḍlu
(for) the Grace of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(for) the Grace of Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ
waraḥmatuhu
and His Mercy
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
تَوَّابٌ
tawwābun
(is) Oft-Returning (to Mercy)
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
10. And if it were not for the grace of Allah and His mercy upon you (O believers), (the matter would have become very difficult for you). And Allah is the Accepter of Repentance [11] and Wise, (Who has prescribed this rule of pardon).
[11] Li'an is the Solution to Many Complex Issues:
That is, if Allah had not revealed the command of li'an, you could have faced many kinds of difficulties. For example, if a person himself sees his wife involved in adultery, what should he do? If he goes to find witnesses, by the time the witnesses arrive, the matter is over. And if he speaks without witnesses, he is subjected to the punishment of qazf (false accusation). If he remains silent, silence can be adopted in the case of others, but how can he swallow this bitter pill in the case of his own wife? If, in anger, he kills his wife, then he himself is killed in retaliation (qisas). And if he divorces her, then he himself suffers loss, and neither the wife nor her lover receives any physical or moral punishment. In fact, this divorce may even prove to be a cause of happiness for both the adulterer and the adulteress. And if, hypothetically, he does swallow the bitter pill and remains patient, then the burden of raising an illegitimate child falls upon him, who will later become his heir as well. These and many other such difficulties were those for which you had no solution. Allah revealed the command of li'an and resolved all these complexities. Then, in the law of li'an, both parties have been kept on an equal footing. Therefore, the reality is that despite both taking oaths, one of them is definitely truthful and the other is lying. And these very matters are a powerful proof of Allah's wisdom.
[11] Li'an is the Solution to Many Complex Issues:
That is, if Allah had not revealed the command of li'an, you could have faced many kinds of difficulties. For example, if a person himself sees his wife involved in adultery, what should he do? If he goes to find witnesses, by the time the witnesses arrive, the matter is over. And if he speaks without witnesses, he is subjected to the punishment of qazf (false accusation). If he remains silent, silence can be adopted in the case of others, but how can he swallow this bitter pill in the case of his own wife? If, in anger, he kills his wife, then he himself is killed in retaliation (qisas). And if he divorces her, then he himself suffers loss, and neither the wife nor her lover receives any physical or moral punishment. In fact, this divorce may even prove to be a cause of happiness for both the adulterer and the adulteress. And if, hypothetically, he does swallow the bitter pill and remains patient, then the burden of raising an illegitimate child falls upon him, who will later become his heir as well. These and many other such difficulties were those for which you had no solution. Allah revealed the command of li'an and resolved all these complexities. Then, in the law of li'an, both parties have been kept on an equal footing. Therefore, the reality is that despite both taking oaths, one of them is definitely truthful and the other is lying. And these very matters are a powerful proof of Allah's wisdom.
