Surah Al Qasas Ayat 56 Translation Tafseer

Para 20 - اَمَّنْ خَلَقَ

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

28.56

اِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِیْ مَنْ اَحْبَبْتَ وَ لٰـكِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَهْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَآءُۚ-وَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِیْنَ(56)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

You cannot guide[1] whomsoever you want (of your own accord),[2] however Allah guides whomsoever He wills; and He knows best those who have been guided.

Commentary

[1]

The negation of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم giving guidance means that he cannot grant guidance to anyone of his own accord, i.e. he cannot create guidance in someone’s heart because this is only done by Allah Almighty. However, he does call towards the right path by the command and bestowal of Allah Almighty as stated in verse 52 of Surah Al-Shūrā: ‘اِنَّكَ لَتَهۡدِىۡۤ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسۡتَقِيۡمٍۙ‏’ (….indeed you guide to the Straight Path). Moreover, he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم can turn a person’s heart from a state of disbelief to a state of faith by the bestowal of Allah Almighty; it is stated in a blessed hadith that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم struck his hand on the chest of Shaybah ibn ʿUthmān thrice and each time he supplicated: “O Allah! Grant guidance to Shaybah.” When he lifted his hand the third time, there was no one more beloved in the sight of Shaybah than the Noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم (he then recited the testimony of faith and became a Muslim). (Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr: 7191)

[2]

There is a consensus among Quranic commentators that this verse was revealed about Abū Ṭālib. The verse is saying, “Dear Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Do not grieve over your uncle not embracing faith, as you have fulfilled the obligation of propagating the religion. Giving guidance and creating the light of faith in the heart is not your action. Rather it is under the authority of Allah Almighty and He knows full well who to give this treasure to and who not to give it to.”

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