قُلۡ
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلنَّاسُ
قَدۡ
جَآءَكُمُ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
مِن
رَّبِّكُمۡۖ
فَمَنِ
ٱهۡتَدَىٰ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَهۡتَدِي
لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ
وَمَن
ضَلَّ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَضِلُّ
عَلَيۡهَاۖ
وَمَآ
أَنَا۠
عَلَيۡكُم
بِوَكِيلٖ
١٠٨
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O humanity! The truth has surely come to you from your Lord. So whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. And I am not a keeper over you.”
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
وَمَآ أَنَاْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِوَكِيلٍ
(And I am not set over you as a guardian) This means, `I am not a guardian over you in order for you to become believers. I am only a warner to you and guidance belongs to Allah, the Exalted.' Concerning Allah's statement,
وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَى إِلَيْكَ وَاصْبِرْ
(And
…وَمَآ أَنَاْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِوَكِيلٍ
(And I am not set over you as a guardian) This means, `I am not a guardian over you in order for you to become believ
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