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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 26
يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ سُنَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَيَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh wishes to make clear (what is lawful and what is unlawful) to you, and to show you the ways of those before you, and accept your repentance, and Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
Wishes
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لِيُبَيِّنَ
liyubayyina
to make clear
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ
wayahdiyakum
and to guide you
سُنَنَ
sunana
(to) ways
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُمْ
qablikum
before you
وَيَتُوبَ
wayatūba
and (to) accept repentance
عَلَيْكُمْ ۗ
ʿalaykum
from you
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knowing
حَكِيمٌۭ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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26. Allah wants to make everything clear to you and to guide you to the ways of those who passed before you [45], and to turn to you in mercy. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
[45]
How to Follow the Previous Scriptures?
From this, it is understood that the family and social rulings that are being mentioned from the beginning of this Surah—such as the protection of the rights of orphans, various injustices against women, the rulings of inheritance, the mention of marriage and prohibited relations, etc.—similar or corresponding rulings were also revealed to the previous prophets. And we are not only being informed about their ways, but we are also being instructed to adopt their ways. And this too is the mercy of Allah Ta'ala that He is guiding us away from the ways of ignorance towards the way of life of the righteous. The legitimacy of stoning (rajm) is also established from this verse, because the same punishment was prescribed in the Torah.
[45]
How to Follow the Previous Scriptures?
From this, it is understood that the family and social rulings that are being mentioned from the beginning of this Surah—such as the protection of the rights of orphans, various injustices against women, the rulings of inheritance, the mention of marriage and prohibited relations, etc.—similar or corresponding rulings were also revealed to the previous prophets. And we are not only being informed about their ways, but we are also being instructed to adopt their ways. And this too is the mercy of Allah Ta'ala that He is guiding us away from the ways of ignorance towards the way of life of the righteous. The legitimacy of stoning (rajm) is also established from this verse, because the same punishment was prescribed in the Torah.
