Surah 57. Al-Hadid, Ayah 29
| لِئَلَّا يَعْلَمَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ أَلَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللَّهِ ۙ وَأَنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ |
| Transliteration | : | li- 'an laa yaclam 'ahl al- kitaab 'an laa yaqdiron calaa shay' min fad.l 'allaah wa- 'anna al- fad.l bi- yad 'allaah yu'te -hi man yashaa' wa- 'allaah dho al- fad.l al- caz.em |
| Pickthall | : | That the People of the Scripture may know that they control naught of the bounty of Allah, but that the bounty is in Allah's hand to give to whom He will. And Allah is of infinite bounty. |
| Asad | : | And the followers of earlier revelation should know52 that they have no power whatever over any of God's bounty,53 seeing that all bounty is in God's hand [alone]: He grants it unto whomever He wills for God is limitless in His great bounty. |
| Malik | : | You should adopt this way so that the people of the Book may know that they do not have the sole right to the grace of Allah, and that His grace is entirely in His own hands, which He bestows on whomever He wills: and Allah is the Owner of mighty grace. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | That the People of the Book may know that they have no power whatever over the Grace of Allah that (His) Grace is (entirely) in his hand to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. For Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding. 5329 |
Note - 52Lit., "so that the followers of earlier revelation [i.e.,
the Bible] may know".
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Note - 53I.e., that they have no exclusive claim to any of God's
bounty - which latter term relates, in the present
context, to a bestowal of divine revelation. This is
addressed in the first instance to the Jews, who reject
the revelation granted to Muhammad in the belief that the
office of prophethood is an exclusive "preserve" of the
children of Israel, as well as to the Christians who, as
followers of the Bible, implicitly accept this
unwarranted claim.
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Note - 5329Let not any race, or people, or community, or group,
believe that they have exclusive possession of Allah's
Grace, or that they can influence its grant or its
withholding. Allah's Grace is free, and entirely
controlled by Him, independently of any priests and
priviledged people. He dispenses it according to His own
wise and holy Will and Plan; and to His Grace there is no
limit. It is up to Him to bestow His Grace upon whom He
likes. The Qur-an is the final revelation in which He
said: "ye are the best Ummah brought forward to mankind."
So in order to receive His Grace, one should submit to
Islam.
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Lit., "so that the followers of earlier revelation [i.e., the Bible] may know". |
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I.e., that they have no exclusive claim to any of God's bounty - which latter term relates, in the present context, to a bestowal of divine revelation. This is addressed in the first instance to the Jews, who reject the revelation granted to Muhammad in the belief that the office of prophethood is an exclusive "preserve" of the children of Israel, as well as to the Christians who, as followers of the Bible, implicitly accept this unwarranted claim. |
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Let not any race, or people, or community, or group, believe that they have exclusive possession of Allah's Grace, or that they can influence its grant or its withholding. Allah's Grace is free, and entirely controlled by Him, independently of any priests and priviledged people. He dispenses it according to His own wise and holy Will and Plan; and to His Grace there is no limit. It is up to Him to bestow His Grace upon whom He likes. The Qur-an is the final revelation in which He said: "ye are the best Ummah brought forward to mankind." So in order to receive His Grace, one should submit to Islam. |
