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At-Tawbah 115

Ayah 115 of 129 · Medinan

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِلَّ قَوۡمَۢا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَىٰهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يُبَيِّنَ لَهُم مَّا يَتَّقُونَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ ١١٥

And Allāh would not let a people stray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of all things.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. كَانَiskāna
  3. ٱللَّهُ(for) Allahl-lahu
  4. لِيُضِلَّthat He lets go astrayliyuḍilla
  5. قَوۡمَۢاa peopleqawman
  6. بَعۡدَafterbaʿda
  7. إِذۡ[when]idh
  8. هَدَىٰهُمۡHe has guided themhadāhum
  9. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  10. يُبَيِّنَHe makes clearyubayyina
  11. لَهُمto themlahum
  12. مَّاwhatmā
  13. يَتَّقُونَۚthey should fearyattaqūna
  14. إِنَّIndeedinna
  15. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  16. بِكُلِّ(of) everybikulli
  17. شَيۡءٍthingshayin
  18. عَلِيمٌ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun

Tafsir

Allah would never pass the judgement of misguidance against a people, after He had given them guidance, until He makes clear to them those forbidden things that they must avoid. If they do that which Allah had forbidden after it has been declared forbidden and made clear to them, then He will judge them as misguided. Allah knows everything. Nothing is hidden from Him. He has taught you what you did not know.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran