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Yunus 100

Ayah 100 of 109 · Meccan

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفۡسٍ أَن تُؤۡمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَيَجۡعَلُ ٱلرِّجۡسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡقِلُونَ ١٠٠

And it is not for a soul [i.e., anyone] to believe except by permission of Allāh, and He will place defilement1 upon those who will not use reason.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Among its meanings are filth, wrath, punishment, disbelief, confusion and error.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. كَانَiskāna
  3. لِنَفۡسٍfor a soullinafsin
  4. أَنtoan
  5. تُؤۡمِنَbelievetu'mina
  6. إِلَّاexceptillā
  7. بِإِذۡنِby (the) permissionbi-idh'ni
  8. ٱللَّهِۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  9. وَيَجۡعَلُAnd He will placewayajʿalu
  10. ٱلرِّجۡسَthe wrathl-rij'sa
  11. عَلَىonʿalā
  12. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  13. لَا(do) notlā
  14. يَعۡقِلُونَuse reasonyaʿqilūna

Tafsir

It is not possible for any soul to believe by itself unless Allah permits. Belief only happens with His will, so do not lose yourself in grief over them. Allah places suffering and disgrace on those who do not apply their minds to His proof, instructions and prohibitions.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran