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An-Nahl (The Bee)

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وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَصْدُ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَآئِرٌۭ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ﴿٩

Translation (Sahih International)

And upon Allah is the direction of the [right] way, and among the various paths are those deviating. And if He willed, He could have guided you all.

Word-by-word meaning

وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
قَصْدُqaṣdu(is) the direction
ٱلسَّبِيلِl-sabīli(of) the way
وَمِنْهَاwamin'hāand among them
جَآئِرٌۭ ۚjāirun(are) crooked
وَلَوْwalawAnd if
شَآءَshāaHe willed
لَهَدَىٰكُمْlahadākumsurely He would have guided you
أَجْمَعِينَajmaʿīnaall

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Explanation of the Different Religious PathsWhen Allah mentioned the animals which may be used for the purpose of physical journeys, He also referred to the moral, religious routes that people may follow. Often in the Qur'an there is a shift from physical or tangible things to beneficial spiritual and religious matters, as when Allah says, وَتَزَوَّدُواْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى(And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is Taqwa (piety, righteousness).

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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