Quran 4:66

Surah An-Nisa, Verse 66

Verse 66 of 176 in Surah An-Nisa (النساء), chapter 4 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ ٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ أَوِ ٱخْرُجُوا۟ مِن دِيَـٰرِكُم مَّا فَعَلُوهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُوا۟ مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِۦ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتًا

EnglishSaheeh International
And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith].
TamilJan Trust Foundation
மேலும், நாம் (அவர்களைப் பார்த்து) "நீங்கள் உங்களை வெட்டி மாய்த்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள், அல்லது உங்களுடைய வீடுகளிலிருந்து வெளியேறிவிடுங்கள்" என்று கட்டளையிட்டிருப்போமானால், அவர்களில் சிலரைத் தவிர மற்றவர்கள் அவ்வாறு செய்திருக்க மாட்டார்கள் - அவர்கள் தங்களுக்கு உபதேசம் செய்யப்பட்டபடி நடந்திருப்பார்களானால், அது அவர்களுக்கு நன்மையாகவும், (அவர்கள் நம்பிக்கையை) மிகவும் உறுதிப்படுத்துவதாகவும் இருந்திருக்கும்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
“නුඹලා නුඹලාව ම ඝාතනය කරනු. නැතිනම් නුඹලාගේ නිවෙස්වලින් බැහැර කරනු” යැයි අපි ඔවුනට නියම කළේ නම් ඔවුන් අතරින් ස්වල්ප දෙනෙකු හැර එය සිදු නො කරනු ඇත. ඔවුනට උපදෙස් දෙනු ලැබූ දෑ ඔවුහු සිදු කළේ නම් එය ඔවුනට යහපතක් හා (විශ්වාසයේ) දැඩි ස්ථාවරත්වයක් වන්නට තිබිණ.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور اگر ہم ان پر یہ فرض کر دیتے کہ اپنی جانوں کو قتل کر ڈالو! یا اپنے گھروں سے نکل جاؤ! تو اسے ان میں سے بہت ہی کم لوگ بجا ﻻتے اور اگر یہ وہی کریں جس کی انہیں نصیحت کی جاتی ہے تو یقیناً یہی ان کے لئے بہتر اور بہت زیاده مضبوطی واﻻ ہے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
仮令われがかれらに「身命を棒げなさい。」,または,「家から出て行け。」と命じても,かれらの中少数の者の外は,そうしなかったであろう。もしかれらが,勧められるように行ったならば,きっとかれらのためにも善いことであり,もっと(信仰も)強まったのだが。
ChineseMa Jian
假若我命令他们说:你们自杀或离乡吧!他们除少数人外,都不遵命。假若他们遵行自己所受的劝戒,这对于他们必定是裨益更多的,使他们的信仰更加坚定的。

Tafsir of 4:66

Most People Disobey What They Are Ordered Allah states that even if the people were commanded to commit what they were prohibited from doing, most of them would not submit to this command, for their wicked nature is such that they dispute orders. Allah has complete knowledge of what has not occured, and how it would be if and when it did occur. This is why Allah said, وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ اقْتُلُواْ أَنفُسَكُمْ (And if We had ordered them (saying), "Kill yourselves (i.e. the innnocent ones kill the guilty ones)) until the end of the Ayah. This is why Allah said, وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُواْ مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِ (but if they had done what they were told,) meaning, if they do what they were commanded and refrain from what they were prohibited, لَكَانَ خَيْراً لَّهُمْ (it would have been better for them,) than disobeying the command and committing the prohibition, وَأَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتاً (and would have strengthened their conviction), stronger Tasdiq (conviction of faith), according to As-Suddi.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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