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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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111. And even if We had sent down angels to them, and the dead had spoken to them, and We had gathered all things before them, they still would not have believed, except whom Allah wills [114]. But most of them [115] behave ignorantly.
[113] In this verse as well, a response is being given to the demand of the disbelievers for a tangible miracle, meaning that the state of these wretched people is such that even if We were to send down angels who would testify before them that this Prophet is truly the Messenger of Allah and that this Book is truly revealed from Allah, and if the dead were to rise from their graves and tell them that indeed whatever this Prophet says is true and that we have witnessed some of the conditions after death, and even if We were to show them a hundred thousand miracles, they would plainly say that this is clear magic and that our eyes have been bewitched; still, they would not come towards faith.
[114] One meaning of ﴿اِنْ يَشَاِ اللّٰهُ﴾ is the same as has been stated in the translation, that is, perhaps one or two people would have believed, those for whom it was destined, and the second meaning is that if it had been in Allah’s will, all of them could have believed, but such compelled faith is neither in Allah’s will nor does it have any benefit.
[115] This address can also be towards those Muslims who wished that if the demand for a miracle was fulfilled, perhaps these disbelievers would come to faith, and it is being explained that these are foolish notions; to expect faith from them is futile and pointless. And it is also directed towards those disbelievers who were demanding a tangible miracle; their very demand is proof of their ignorance, for the person who does not wish to take guidance from the hundreds of thousands of signs spread within himself and throughout the universe will, even after seeing such a miracle, continue to make excuses.
[113] In this verse as well, a response is being given to the demand of the disbelievers for a tangible miracle, meaning that the state of these wretched people is such that even if We were to send down angels who would testify before them that this Prophet is truly the Messenger of Allah and that this Book is truly revealed from Allah, and if the dead were to rise from their graves and tell them that indeed whatever this Prophet says is true and that we have witnessed some of the conditions after death, and even if We were to show them a hundred thousand miracles, they would plainly say that this is clear magic and that our eyes have been bewitched; still, they would not come towards faith.
[114] One meaning of ﴿اِنْ يَشَاِ اللّٰهُ﴾ is the same as has been stated in the translation, that is, perhaps one or two people would have believed, those for whom it was destined, and the second meaning is that if it had been in Allah’s will, all of them could have believed, but such compelled faith is neither in Allah’s will nor does it have any benefit.
[115] This address can also be towards those Muslims who wished that if the demand for a miracle was fulfilled, perhaps these disbelievers would come to faith, and it is being explained that these are foolish notions; to expect faith from them is futile and pointless. And it is also directed towards those disbelievers who were demanding a tangible miracle; their very demand is proof of their ignorance, for the person who does not wish to take guidance from the hundreds of thousands of signs spread within himself and throughout the universe will, even after seeing such a miracle, continue to make excuses.
