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An-Nisa (The Women)

Verse 70of 176

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَضْلُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ عَلِيمًۭا﴿٧٠

Translation (Sahih International)

That is the bounty from Allah, and sufficient is Allah as Knower.

Word-by-word meaning

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
ٱلْفَضْلُl-faḍlu(is) the Bounty
مِنَminaof
ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahiAllah
وَكَفَىٰwakafāand sufficient
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiAllah
عَلِيمًۭاʿalīman(as) All-Knower

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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