قُلْ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْحُجَّةُ ٱلْبَـٰلِغَةُ ۖ فَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Say, "With Allāh is the far-reaching [i.e., conclusive] argument. If He had willed, He would have guided you all."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "நிரப்பமான அத்தாட்சி அல்லாஹ் விடமேயுள்ளது, அவன் நாடியிருந்தால் உங்கள் யாவரையும் அவன் நல்வழியில் செலுத்தியிருப்பான்" என்று நீர் கூறும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- පිරිපුන් සාධකය අල්ලාහ් සතුය එබැවින් ඔහු අභිමත කළේ නම් නුඹලා සියල්ලන්ට යහ මඟ පෙන්වන්නට තිබුණි යැයි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ පවසනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- آپ کہیے کہ بس پوری حجت اللہ ہی کی رہی۔ پھر اگر وه چاہتا تو تم سب کو راه راست پر لے آتا۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 言ってやるがいい。「最後の論証は，アッラーに属する。かれが御好みになられるならば，あなたがたを一勢に導かれたであろう。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你说：真主才有确凿的证据，假若他意欲，那末，他必定将你们全体加以引导。
Tafsir of 6:149
A False Notion and its Rebuttal Here Allah mentioned a debate with the idolators, refuting a false notion they have over their Shirk and the things that they prohibited. They said, surely, Allah has full knowledge of the Shirk we indulge in, and that we forbid some kinds of wealth. Allah is able to change this Shirk by directing us to the faith, - they claimed - and prevent us from falling into disbelief, but He did not do that. Therefore - they said Allah indicated that He willed, decided and agreed that we do all this. They said, لَوْ شَآءَ اللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكْنَا وَلاَحَرَّمْنَا مِن شَىْءٍ ("If Allah had willed, we would not have taken partners (in worship) with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything.") Allah said in another Ayah, وَقَالُواْ لَوْ شَآءَ الرَّحْمَنُ مَا عَبَدْنَهُمْ (And they said: "If it had been the will of the Most Gracious (Allah), we should not have worshipped them (false deities)") 43:20. Similar is mentioned in Surat An-Nahl. Allah said next, كَذَلِكَ كَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ (Likewise belied those who were before them,) for by using and relying on this understanding, the misguided ones before them were led astray.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
