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An-Nisa (The Women)

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وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَهَمَّت طَّآئِفَةٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُضِلُّوكَ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ وَمَا يَضُرُّونَكَ مِن شَىْءٍۢ ۚ وَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُن تَعْلَمُ ۚ وَكَانَ فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًۭا﴿١١٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And if it was not for the favor of Allah upon you, [O Muhammad], and His mercy, a group of them would have determined to mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they will not harm you at all. And Allah has revealed to you the Book and wisdom and has taught you that which you did not know. And ever has the favor of Allah upon you been great.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
فَضْلُfaḍlu(for the) Grace
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَيْكَʿalaykaupon you
وَرَحْمَتُهُۥwaraḥmatuhuand His Mercy
لَهَمَّتlahammatsurely (had) resolved
طَّآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatuna group
مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
أَنanto
يُضِلُّوكَyuḍillūkamislead you
وَمَاwamāBut not
يُضِلُّونَyuḍillūnathey mislead
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖanfusahumthemselves
وَمَاwamāand not
يَضُرُّونَكَyaḍurrūnakathey will harm you
مِنminin
شَىْءٍۢ ۚshayinanything
وَأَنزَلَwa-anzalaAnd has sent down
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
عَلَيْكَʿalaykato you
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
وَٱلْحِكْمَةَwal-ḥik'mataand [the] Wisdom
وَعَلَّمَكَwaʿallamakaand taught you
مَاwhat
لَمْlamnot
تَكُنtakunyou did
تَعْلَمُ ۚtaʿlamuknow
وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
فَضْلُfaḍlu(the) Grace
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَيْكَʿalaykaupon you
عَظِيمًۭاʿaẓīmangreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Encouragement to Seek Allah's Forgiveness, and Warning those who Falsely Accuse Innocent PeopleAllah emphasizes His generosity and kindness, in that He forgives whoever repents to Him from whatever evil they commit.Allah said,وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللّهَ يَجِدِ اللّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ١١٠And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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