Surah Al-An’am Ayat 147 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 147
So if they deny you, [O Muhammad], say, “Your Lord is the possessor of vast mercy; but His punishment cannot be repelled from the people who are criminals.”
If they accuse thee of falsehood, say: “Your Lord is full of mercy all-embracing; but from people in guilt never will His wrath be turned back.
‘Then if they give you the lie, say: ‘Your Lord is of unbounded mercy; but His punishment shall not be averted from the guilty folk.’
If they (Jews) belie you (Muhammad SAW) say you: “Your Lord is the Owner of Vast Mercy, and never will His Wrath be turned back from the people who are Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.).”
So if they give the lie to thee (Muhammad), say: Your Lord is a Lord of All-Embracing Mercy, and His wrath will never be withdrawn from guilty folk.
So, in case they cry you lies, then say, “Your Lord is The Owner of embracing mercy, and His violence will not be turned back from the criminal people.”
If they [the disbelievers] accuse you [Prophet] of lying, say, ‘Your Lord has all-encompassing mercy, but His punishment cannot be diverted from the evildoers.’
پھر اگر یہ آپ کو کاذب کہیں تو آپ فرما دیجئے کہ تمہارا رب بڑی وسیع رحمت واﻻ ہے اور اس کا عذاب مجرم لوگوں سے نہ ٹلے گا
Quran 6 Verse 147 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-An’am ayat 147, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(6:147) ‘Then if they give you the lie, say: ‘Your Lord is of unbounded mercy; but His punishment shall not be averted from the guilty folk.’[123]
123. If they could still give up their disobedience and return to the true service of God, they would find Him ready to embrace them with His mercy. But if they persisted, they should remember that no one could save them from His wrath.
Ibn-Kathir
147. If they deny you say: “Your Lord is the Owner of vast mercy, and never will His wrath be turned back from the people who are criminals.”) Allah says, if your opponents among the idolators, Jews and their likes reject you, O Muhammad,
(Say: “Your Lord is the Owner of vast mercy…”) encouraging them to seek Allah’s vast mercy and follow His Messenger ,
(and never will His wrath be turned back from the people who are criminals.) discouraging them from defying the Messenger, the Final Prophet, Muhammad . Allah often joins encouragement with threats in the Qur’an. Allah said at the end of this Surah:
(Surely, your Lord is swift in retribution, and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) ﴿6:165﴾ Allah also said,
(But verily, your Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind in spite of their wrongdoing. And verily, your Lord is (also) severe in punishment.) ﴿13:6﴾, and
(Declare unto My servants, that truly, I am the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. And that My torment is indeed the most painful torment.) ﴿15:49-50﴾, and
(The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, the Severe in punishment.) ﴿40:3﴾ and,
(Verily, the punishment of your Lord is severe and painful. Verily, He it is Who begins and repeats. And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love.)﴿85:12-14﴾. There are many other Ayat on this subject.
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