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Al-Qasas 56

Ayah 56 of 88 · Meccan

إِنَّكَ لَا تَهۡدِي مَنۡ أَحۡبَبۡتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ ٥٦

Indeed, [O Muḥammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allāh guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّكَIndeed, youinnaka
  2. لَا(can) notlā
  3. تَهۡدِيguidetahdī
  4. مَنۡwhomman
  5. أَحۡبَبۡتَyou loveaḥbabta
  6. وَلَٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
  7. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  8. يَهۡدِيguidesyahdī
  9. مَنwhomman
  10. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  11. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  12. أَعۡلَمُ(is) most knowingaʿlamu
  13. بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ(of) the guided onesbil-muh'tadīna

Tafsir

O Messenger, you do not guide whomever you love, such as Abu Talib and others, by enabling him to bring faith, but rather Allah alone is the one who enables whomever He wants to be guided. And He knows better regarding whom it has already passed in His knowledge that he will be amongst those guided to the straight path.

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