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Sura 39
Aya 41
41
إِنّا أَنزَلنا عَلَيكَ الكِتابَ لِلنّاسِ بِالحَقِّ ۖ فَمَنِ اهتَدىٰ فَلِنَفسِهِ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّما يَضِلُّ عَلَيها ۖ وَما أَنتَ عَلَيهِم بِوَكيلٍ

Yusuf Ali

Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in Truth, for (instructing) Mankind.1 He, then, that receives guidance benefits his own soul: but he that strays injures his own soul. Nor art thou set2 over them to dispose of their affairs.
  • Revelation is sent by God through His messenger, but it is for all. It is given in order that men and women may be taught Righteousness. It is given in Truth: there is no pretence about it. It is for their own good. If they reject it and follow Evil, the loss is their own.
  • God’s messengers do all they can to teach mankind. But they cannot force men’s wills. If men reject their teaching, the account of the rejecters is with God. Cf. 6:107, and n. 935.