وَلَوۡ
شَآءَ
رَبُّكَ
لَأٓمَنَ
مَن
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
كُلُّهُمۡ
جَمِيعًاۚ
أَفَأَنتَ
تُكۡرِهُ
ٱلنَّاسَ
حَتَّىٰ
يَكُونُواْ
مُؤۡمِنِينَ
٩٩
And if thy Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wouldst thou (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers?
— M. Pickthall
And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muḥammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?
— Saheeh International
If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed,- all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to believe!
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
It is not Part of Allah's Decree to compel Belief
Allah said:
وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ
(And had your Lord willed) meaning `O Muhammad, if it had been the will of your Lord, He would make all the people of the earth believe in what you have brought to them. But Allah has wisdom in what He does.' Similarly,
…It is not Part of Allah's Decree to compel Belief
Allah said:
وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ
(And had your Lord willed) meaning `O Muhammad, if it had been the wi
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