Quran 9:115 — At-Tawba, verse 115
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God would not condemn for going astray those He has already guided [to the faith] before making entirely clear to them what they should avoid. God has knowledge of everything;
وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِلَّ قَوْمًا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَاهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ مَا يَتَّقُونَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
wamā kāna l-lahu liyuḍilla qawman baʿda idh hadāhum ḥattā yubayyina lahum mā yattaqūna inna l-laha bikulli shayin ʿalīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God would never lead a people astray after that He has guided them, until He makes clear to them as to what they should be godfearing; surely God knows everything.
- Muhammad Asad
- And God would never-after having invited them to His guidance -condemn people for going astray ere He has made [entirely] clear unto them of what they should beware. Verily, God has full knowledge of everything.
- Sahih International
- And Allāh would not let a people stray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of all things.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 3 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | (for) Allah | أله |
| 4 | لِيُضِلَّliyuḍilla | that He lets go astray | ضلل |
| 5 | قَوْمًۢاqawman | a people | قوم |
| 6 | بَعْدَbaʿda | after | بعد |
| 7 | إِذْidh | [when] | — |
| 8 | هَدَىٰهُمْhadāhum | He has guided them | هدي |
| 9 | حَتَّىٰḥattā | until | — |
| 10 | يُبَيِّنَyubayyina | He makes clear | بين |
| 11 | لَهُمlahum | to them | — |
| 12 | مَّاmā | what | — |
| 13 | يَتَّقُونَ ۚyattaqūna | they should fear | وقي |
| 14 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 15 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 16 | بِكُلِّbikulli | (of) every | كلل |
| 17 | شَىْءٍshayin | thing | شيأ |
| 18 | عَلِيمٌʿalīmun | (is) All-Knower | علم |