Quran Quote  :  The men will find their deeds confronting them. Your Lord wrongs no one. - 18:49

    • Quran-24:20 Surah An-nur English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ

    Transliteration:( Wa law laa fadlul laahi 'alaikum wa rahmatuhoo wa annal laaha Ra'oofur Raheem (section 2) )

    20. And if there had not been the grace of Allah and His mercy [36] upon you and that Allah is Kind enough, Merciful to you, (then you would have experienced its hardship). (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (20) And if it had not been for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy...[983] and because Allāh is Kind and Merciful. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah An-Nur Ayat 20 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    36. Then oh you slanderers! you would have plunged into such exemplary punishment which till today had not come to anyone, because you had levelled accusations against the unique. pure and chaste wife of a unique Prophet.

     

    Ibn-Kathir

    20. And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, and that Allah is full of kindness, Most Merciful. 21. O you who believe! Follow not the Khutuwat of Shaytan. And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaytan, then, verily, he commands Al-Fahsha’ and the evil deeds. And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allah purifies whom He wills, and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.

    A Reminder of the Grace of Allah and a Warning against following the Footsteps of Shaytan

    Allah says:

    ﴿وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴾

    (And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, and that Allah is full of kindness, Most Merciful.) meaning, if it were not for this, it would have been another matter altogether, but He, may He be exalted, is full of kindness towards His servants and Merciful towards them. He accepts the repentance of those who repent to Him from this sin, and purifies those among them who are purified by the prescribed punishment carried out on them. Then Allah says:

    ﴿يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ﴾

    (O you who believe! Follow not the Khutuwat of Shaytan.) hmeaning, his ways and paths and what he commands,

    ﴿وَمَن يَتَّبِعْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَآءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ﴾

    (And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaytan, then, verily, he commands immorality and the evil deeds.) This is a warning given in the most concise and eloquent manner. `Ali bin Abi Talhah recorded from Ibn `Abbas that

    ﴿خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ﴾

    (the Khutuwat of Shaytan) means his deeds. `Ikrimah said that it means his evil whispers. Qatadah said: “Every sin is one of the footsteps of Shaytan.” Abu Mijlaz said: “Vowing to commit sin is one of the footsteps of Shaytan.” Then Allah says:

    ﴿وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ مَا زَكَى مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَبَداً﴾

    (And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins.) meaning, if He did not help whomever He wills to repent and come back to Him and be purified from Shirk, evil and sin, and whatever bad characteristics each person has according to his nature, no one would ever attain purity and goodness.

    ﴿وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُزَكِّى مَن يَشَآءُ﴾

    (But Allah purifies whom He wills) means, among His creation, and He sends astray whomever He wills, leaving him to be doomed in his misguidance and sin.

    ﴿وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ﴾

    (and Allah is All-Hearer,) means, He hears what His servants say,

    ﴿عَلِيمٌ﴾

    (All-Knower.) of who deserves to be guided and who deserves to be misguided.

    (24:20) Were it not for Allah’s Bounty and His Mercy unto you, and that Allah is Most Forgiving and Wise, (the evil that had been spread among you would have led to terrible consequences).

    Ala-Maududi

    (24:20) Were it not for Allah’s Bounty and His Mercy unto you, and that Allah is Most Forgiving and Wise, (the evil that had been spread among you would have led to terrible consequences).

    There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

    (20) And if it had not been for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy...[983] and because Allāh is Kind and Merciful.

    [983]- See footnote to verse 10.

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