يُرِيدُونَ
أَن
يُطۡفِـُٔواْ
نُورَ
ٱللَّهِ
بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡ
وَيَأۡبَى
ٱللَّهُ
إِلَّآ
أَن
يُتِمَّ
نُورَهُۥ
وَلَوۡ
كَرِهَ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ
٣٢
Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah disdaineth (aught) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbelievers are averse.
— M. Pickthall
They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.
— Saheeh International
Fain would they extinguish Allah's light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it).
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
People of the Scriptures try to extinguish the Light of Islam
Allah says, the disbelieving idolators and People of the Scriptures want to,
أَن يُطْفِئُواْ نُورَ اللَّهِ
(extinguish the Light of Allah). They try through argument and lies to extinguish the guidance and religion of truth that the Messenge
…People of the Scriptures try to extinguish the Light of Islam
Allah says, the disbelieving idolators and People of the Scriptures want to,
أَن يُطْفِئُو
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