سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ
Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 29
لِّئَلَّا يَعْلَمَ أَهْلُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَلَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ مِّن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ ۙ وَأَنَّ ٱلْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may know that they have no power whatsoever over the Grace of Allâh, and that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. And Allâh is the Owner of Great Bounty.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِّئَلَّا
li-allā
So that
يَعْلَمَ
yaʿlama
may know
أَهْلُ
ahlu
(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
أَلَّا
allā
that not
يَقْدِرُونَ
yaqdirūna
they have power
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
anything
مِّن
min
from
فَضْلِ
faḍli
(the) Bounty
ٱللَّهِ ۙ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱلْفَضْلَ
l-faḍla
the Bounty
بِيَدِ
biyadi
(is) in Allah's Hand
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(is) in Allah's Hand
يُؤْتِيهِ
yu'tīhi
He gives it
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
ذُو
dhū
(is) the Possessor of Bounty
ٱلْفَضْلِ
l-faḍli
(is) the Possessor of Bounty
ٱلْعَظِيمِ
l-ʿaẓīmi
the Great
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29. So that the People of the Book may not think [53] that the Muslims have no share in Allah’s grace. In fact, grace is in Allah’s hand; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allah is the Possessor of great bounty.
[53] The word ﴿لِئَلاَّ﴾ here gives the meaning of "so that not" (laki la). That is, the believing People of the Book should not think that the double reward is exclusively reserved for them. Allah is the Possessor of great bounty; if He wills, He can also give double reward to other Muslims, and He is the Owner of authority—He is not bound by anyone else's wishes in distributing His bounty.
[53] The word ﴿لِئَلاَّ﴾ here gives the meaning of "so that not" (laki la). That is, the believing People of the Book should not think that the double reward is exclusively reserved for them. Allah is the Possessor of great bounty; if He wills, He can also give double reward to other Muslims, and He is the Owner of authority—He is not bound by anyone else's wishes in distributing His bounty.
