Ash-Shuraa 42:8 ولو شاء الله لجعلهم امة واحدة ولاكن يدخل من يشاء في رحمته والظالمون ما لهم من ولي ولا نصير ٨
وَلَوۡ
شَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
لَجَعَلَهُمۡ
أُمَّةٗ
وَٰحِدَةٗ
وَلَٰكِن
يُدۡخِلُ
مَن
يَشَآءُ
فِي
رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ
وَٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
مَا
لَهُم
مِّن
وَلِيّٖ
وَلَا
نَصِيرٍ
٨
If Allah had so willed, He could have made them all a single community. But He admits whomsoever He pleases into His Mercy. As to those given to wrong-doing, they shall have none as protector or helper.1
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Qur'an was revealed to serve as a Warning
Allah says, `just as We sent revelation to the Prophets before you,'
أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ قُرْءَاناً عَرَبِيّاً
(thus We have revealed to you a Qur'an in Arabic) meaning, plain, clear, and manifest
لِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرَى
(that you may warn the Mother of th
…The Qur'an was revealed to serve as a Warning
Allah says, `just as We sent revelation to the Prophets before you,'
أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ قُرْءَاناً عَرَب
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