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الأنعام

Al-An'am Surah 6

Verse 108

الأنعام

The Cattle • makkah

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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

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6:108

وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And if Allah had enforced His will, they would not have set up gods with Him. And We have not made thee a keeper over them nor art thou over them a guardian.

English - Five Volume Translation

And if Allah had enforced His will, they would not have set up gods with God. And [c]We have not made thee a keeper over them nor art thou over them a guardian.[849]

39:42; 42:7; 88:23.

Commentary:

The Arabic words rendered as, if Allah had enforced His will, they would not have set up gods with God, do not, and indeed cannot, mean, as some may suppose, that the idolaters commit sins because God so wills. They only mean that God has made man a free agent in matters of faith and has not forced His will on him. If He had enforced His will and compelled man to believe and act rightly, man could not have gone against His will. But in His infinite wisdom, He has made man a free agent in this respect. The verse thus makes it clear that Allah does not compel any person to accept the truth but leaves it to his option. If He had thought of compelling the people, He would certainly have compelled them to follow the truth; but in the interests of man himself it has not pleased God to use compulsion.

The concluding words, We have not made thee a keeper over them, nor art thou over them a guardian, are also intended to echo the same truth, i.e. just as God does not compel man to accept the truth, the Holy Prophet also cannot compel anybody, for he is only a Messenger of God. The words حفیظ (keeper) and وکیل (guardian or disposer of affairs) are intended to signify that the Prophet is neither responsible for the actions of disbelievers nor is he the disposer of their affairs. For a fuller discussion of the words حفیظ and وکیل see 3:174 & 11:58.

English - Short Commentary Translation

And if Allah had enforced His Will,[892] they would not have set up gods with Him. And [c]We have not made thee a keeper over them, nor art thou over them a guardian.[893]

39:42; 42:7; 88:23.

In His infinite wisdom God has made man a free agent. If at all He should have compelled the people He would certainly have compelled them to follow the truth; but in the interest of man himself it has not pleased God to use compulsion.

The words "guardian," "keeper" or "disposer of affairs" used for the Holy Prophet in the Qur’an are intended to signify that he is not responsible for the actions of other people.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور اگر اللہ چاہتا تو وہ شرک نہ کرتے اور ہم نے تجھے ان پر محافظ نہیں بنایا اور نہ ہی تُو ان پر نگران ہے۔

French

Et si Allāh l’avait voulu, ils ne Lui auraient pas donné des associés. Et Nous ne t’avons pas désigné pour les surveiller. Et tu n’es pas non plus leur protecteur.

German

Hätte Allah Seinen Willen erzwungen, sie hätten (Ihm) keine Götter zur Seite gesetzt. Wir haben dich nicht zu ihrem Hüter gemacht, noch bist du ein Wächter über sie.

Chinese

如果安拉愿意的话[449], 那么, 他们就不会树立与安拉同等的崇拜对象。[b]我没指定你做他们的保护人[450], 你也不是他们的管理人。

39:42; 42:7; 88:23.

安拉以他无限的智慧把人作为自由的代理人。如果他要迫使人们的话, 他一定迫使他们服从真理; 但是为了人类本身的利益, 他就不愿意迫使他们。

“保护人”、“管理人”、或 “处理事务的人”, 都是 «古兰经» 中用来指称穆圣的那些字, 为的要说清他对别人的行动是不负有任何责任的。

Italian

E se Allah avesse fatto valere la Sua Volontà, essi non avrebbero messo altri dei alla pari con Lui. Ma Noi non ti abbiamo incaricato come il loro custode, né sei tu il loro protettore.

Spanish

Y si Al-lah hubiese ejecutado Su voluntad, no habrían asociado otros dioses a Él. Pero no te hemos hecho su protector ni eres su guardián.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور اگر اللہ چاہتا تو وہ شرک نہ کرتے اور ہم نے تجھے ان پر محافظ[3] نہیں مقرر کیا۔ اور نہ تو ان پر نگران ہے۔

یعنی تم کو نافرمانی کی وجہ سے جو عذاب آئے اس سے بچا نہیں سکتا۔ یا بدیوں سے زبردستی بچا نہیں سکتا۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اگر اللہ کی مشیت ہوتی تو (وہ خود ایسا بندوبست کرسکتا تھا کہ) یہ لوگ شرک نہ کرتے تم کو ہم نے ان پر پاسبان مقرر نہیں کیا ہے اور نہ تم ان پر حوالہ دار ہو

English - Sahih

But if Allah had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور اگر الله چاہتا تو وہ شرک نہ کرتے اور ہم نے تجھے ا ن پر نگہبان نہیں بنایا اور تو ان کا ذمہ دار نہیں ہے

English - Talal Itani

And if (had) willed Allah, not (they would have) associated partners (with Him). And not We have made you over them a guardian, and not you (are) over them a manager.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

39:42; 42:7; 88:23.

449

安拉以他无限的智慧把人作为自由的代理人。如果他要迫使人们的话, 他一定迫使他们服从真理; 但是为了人类本身的利益, 他就不愿意迫使他们。

450

“保护人”、“管理人”、或 “处理事务的人”, 都是 «古兰经» 中用来指称穆圣的那些字, 为的要说清他对别人的行动是不负有任何责任的。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

یعنی تم کو نافرمانی کی وجہ سے جو عذاب آئے اس سے بچا نہیں سکتا۔ یا بدیوں سے زبردستی بچا نہیں سکتا۔

English - Arberry

Had God willed, they were not idolaters; and We have not appointed thee a watcher over them, neither art thou their guardian.

English - Maududi

Had Allah so willed they would not have associated others with Him in His divinity; and We have not appointed you a watcher over them, and you are not their guardian.

English - Ahmed Ali

Had He willed they would not have been idolaters. We have not appointed you their guardian, nor are you their pleader.

English - Yusuf Ali

If it had been Allah's plan, they would not have taken false gods: but We made thee not one to watch over their doings, nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

39:42; 42:7; 88:23.

849

Commentary:

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

39:42; 42:7; 88:23.

892

893

The words "guardian," "keeper" or "disposer of affairs" used for the Holy Prophet in the Qur’an are intended to signify that he is not responsible for the actions of other people.

English - Pickthall

Had Allah willed, they had not been idolatrous. We have not set thee as a keeper over them, nor art thou responsible for them.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And if Allah had pleased, they would not have set up others (with Him). And We have not appointed thee a keeper over them, and thou art not placed in charge of them.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Had Allah so willed, they would not have set up partners with Him. We have not appointed thee a keeper over them nor art thou their guardian.

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