Yunus 10:100 وما كان لنفس ان تومن الا باذن الله ويجعل الرجس على الذين لا يعقلون ١٠٠
وَمَا
كَانَ
لِنَفۡسٍ
أَن
تُؤۡمِنَ
إِلَّا
بِإِذۡنِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَيَجۡعَلُ
ٱلرِّجۡسَ
عَلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يَعۡقِلُونَ
١٠٠
And it is not for a soul [i.e., anyone] to believe except by permission of Allāh, and He will place defilement1 upon those who will not use reason.
Soma Tafsir
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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