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Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)

Verse 111of 112

وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌۭ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ﴿١١١

Translation (Sahih International)

And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِنْwa-inAnd not
أَدْرِىadrīI know
لَعَلَّهُۥlaʿallahuperhaps it may be
فِتْنَةٌۭfit'natuna trial
لَّكُمْlakumfor you
وَمَتَـٰعٌwamatāʿunand an enjoyment
إِلَىٰilāfor
حِينٍۢḥīnina time

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The main Objective of Revelation is that Allah be worshippedAllah commands His Messenger to say to the idoators:إِنَّمَآ يُوحَى إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَـهُكُمْ إِلَـهٌ وَحِدٌ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ مُّسْلِمُونَ("It is revealed to me that your God is only one God. Will you then be Muslims") meaning, will you then follow that and submit to itفَإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ(But if they turn away) means, if they ignore that to which you call them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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