Ash-Shuraa (The Consultation)
Verse 8of 53
وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ وَلَٰكِن يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِىٍّۢ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ﴿٨﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And if Allah willed, He could have made them [of] one religion, but He admits whom He wills into His mercy. And the wrongdoers have not any protector or helper.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Qur'an was revealed to serve as a WarningAllah says, `just as We sent revelation to the Prophets before you,'أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ قُرْءَاناً عَرَبِيّاً(thus We have revealed to you a Qur'an in Arabic) meaning, plain, clear, and manifestلِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرَى(that you may warn the Mother of the Towns), i.e., Makkah,وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا(and all around it,) means, all the lands, east and west.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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