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An-Nisa (The Women)

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وَلَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ صِرَٰطًۭا مُّسْتَقِيمًۭا﴿٦٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And We would have guided them to a straight path.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْwalahadaynāhumAnd We would have guided them
صِرَٰطًۭاṣirāṭan(to the) way
مُّسْتَقِيمًۭاmus'taqīman(the) straight

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Most People Disobey What They Are OrderedAllah states that even if the people were commanded to commit what they were prohibited from doing, most of them would not submit to this command, for their wicked nature is such that they dispute orders. Allah has complete knowledge of what has not occured, and how it would be if and when it did occur. This is why Allah said,وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ اقْتُلُواْ أَنفُسَكُمْ(And if We had ordered them (saying), "Kill yourselves (i.e.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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