Quran 11:118 Surah Hud ayat 118 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً ۖ وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ﴾
[ هود: 118]
11:118 And if your Lord had willed, He could have made mankind one community; but they will not cease to differ.
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Quran 11:118 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
Had your Lord willed He would have made mankind one community people of one religion but they continue to differ in religion
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
And had Allah, your Creator, willed, He would have made mankind one single nation conforming to one religion. Nonetheless, their innate incongruity would have induced them to be thus still at variance
Quran 11:118 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Allah has not made Faith universally accepted
Allah, the Exalted, informs that He is able to make all of mankind one nation upon belief, or disbelief.
This is just as He said,
وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لآمَنَ مَن فِى الاٌّرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا
( And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of them together. ) 10:99 Allah goes on to say,
وَلاَ يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَإِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ
( but they will not cease to disagree.
Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His mercy, ) This means that people will always differ in religions, creeds, beliefs, opinions and sects.
Concerning Allah's statement,
إِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ
( Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His mercy, ) This means that those who have received the mercy of Allah by following the Messengers are excluded from this.
They are those who adhere to what they are commanded in the religion by the Messengers of Allah ﷺ.
That has always been their characteristic until the coming of the finality of the Prophets and Messengers ( Muhammad ﷺ ).
Those who received Allah's mercy are those who followed him, believed in him and supported him.
Therefore, they succeeded by achieving happiness in this life and the Hereafter.
They are the Saved Sect mentioned in the Hadith recorded in the Musnad and Sunan collections of Hadith.
The routes of transmission of this Hadith all strengthen each other ( in authenticity ).
In these narrations the Prophet said,
«إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ افْتَرَقَتْ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَإِنَّ النَّصَارَى افْتَرَقَتْ عَلَى اثْنَتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَسَتَفْتَرِقُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا فِرْقَةً وَاحِدَة»
( Verily, the Jews split into seventy-one sects, and the Christians split into seventy-two sects, and this nation (of Muslims ) will split into seventy-three sects.
All of them will be in the Fire except one sect.) They ( the Companions ) said, "Who are they ( the Saved Sect ) O Messenger of Allah" He said,
«مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ وَأَصْحَابِي»
( The sect that is upon what my Companions and I are upon. ) Al-Hakim recorded this narration in his Mustadrak with this additional wording.
Concerning Allah's statement,
وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لاّمْلاّنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
( And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled (His saying ): "Surely, I shall fill Hell with Jinn and men all together.") Allah, the Exalted, informs that He precedes everything in His preordainment and decree, by His perfect knowledge and penetrating wisdom.
The result of this decree is that from those whom He has created, some deserve the Paradise and some deserve the Hell Fire.
From this decree is that He will fill the Hellfire with both mankind and Jinns.
His is the profound evidence and the perfect wisdom.
In the Two Sahihs it is recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«اخْتَصَمَتِ الْجَنَّةُ وَالنَّارُ فَقَالَتِ الْجَنَّةُ: مَا لِي لَا يَدْخُلُنِي إِلَّا ضُعَفَاءُ النَّاسِ وَسَقَطُهُمْ وَقَالَتِ النَّارُ: أُوثِرْتُ بِالْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ وَالْمُتَجَبِّرِينَ.
فَقَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِلْجَنَّةِ: أَنْتِ رَحْمَتِي أَرْحَمُ بِكِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ، وَقَالَ لِلنَّارِ: أَنْتِ عَذَابِي أَنْتَقِمُ بِكِ مِمَّنْ أَشَاءُ، وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْكُمَا مِلْؤُهَا، فَأَمَّا الْجَنَّةُ فَلَا يَزَالُ فِيهَا فَضْلٌ، حَتَّى يُنْشِىءَ اللهُ لَهَا خَلْقًا يُسْكِنُ فَضْلَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَأَمَّا النَّارُ فَلَا تَزَالُ تَقُولُ: هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدٍ حَتَّى يَضَعَ عَلَيْهَا رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ قَدَمَهُ فَتَقُولُ: قَطْ قَطْ وَعِزَّتِك»
( Paradise and the Hellfire debated.
Paradise said, `None will enter me except the weak and despised of the people.' The Hell- fire said, `I have inherited the haughty and the arrogant people.' Then Allah said to the Paradise, `You are My mercy and I grant mercy with you to whoever I wish.' Then He said to the Hellfire, `You are My torment and I take vengeance with you upon whoever I wish.
I will fill each one of you.' However, the Paradise will always have more bounties, to such an extent that Allah will create more creatures to dwell in it and enjoy its extra bounties.
The Hellfire will continue saying, `Are there anymore (to enter me ),' until the Lord of might places His Foot over it.
Then it ( Hell ) will say, "Enough, enough, by Your might!")
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Allah has not made Faith universally accepted
Allah, the Exalted, informs that He is able to make all of mankind one nation upon belief, or disbelief.
This is just as He said,
وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لآمَنَ مَن فِى الاٌّرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا
( And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of them together. ) 10:99 Allah goes on to say,
وَلاَ يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَإِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ
( but they will not cease to disagree.
Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His mercy, ) This means that people will always differ in religions, creeds, beliefs, opinions and sects.
Concerning Allah's statement,
إِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ
( Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His mercy, ) This means that those who have received the mercy of Allah by following the Messengers are excluded from this.
They are those who adhere to what they are commanded in the religion by the Messengers of Allah ﷺ.
That has always been their characteristic until the coming of the finality of the Prophets and Messengers ( Muhammad ﷺ ).
Those who received Allah's mercy are those who followed him, believed in him and supported him.
Therefore, they succeeded by achieving happiness in this life and the Hereafter.
They are the Saved Sect mentioned in the Hadith recorded in the Musnad and Sunan collections of Hadith.
The routes of transmission of this Hadith all strengthen each other ( in authenticity ).
In these narrations the Prophet said,
«إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ افْتَرَقَتْ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَإِنَّ النَّصَارَى افْتَرَقَتْ عَلَى اثْنَتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَسَتَفْتَرِقُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا فِرْقَةً وَاحِدَة»
( Verily, the Jews split into seventy-one sects, and the Christians split into seventy-two sects, and this nation (of Muslims ) will split into seventy-three sects.
All of them will be in the Fire except one sect.) They ( the Companions ) said, "Who are they ( the Saved Sect ) O Messenger of Allah" He said,
«مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ وَأَصْحَابِي»
( The sect that is upon what my Companions and I are upon. ) Al-Hakim recorded this narration in his Mustadrak with this additional wording.
Concerning Allah's statement,
وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لاّمْلاّنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
( And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled (His saying ): "Surely, I shall fill Hell with Jinn and men all together.") Allah, the Exalted, informs that He precedes everything in His preordainment and decree, by His perfect knowledge and penetrating wisdom.
The result of this decree is that from those whom He has created, some deserve the Paradise and some deserve the Hell Fire.
From this decree is that He will fill the Hellfire with both mankind and Jinns.
His is the profound evidence and the perfect wisdom.
In the Two Sahihs it is recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«اخْتَصَمَتِ الْجَنَّةُ وَالنَّارُ فَقَالَتِ الْجَنَّةُ: مَا لِي لَا يَدْخُلُنِي إِلَّا ضُعَفَاءُ النَّاسِ وَسَقَطُهُمْ وَقَالَتِ النَّارُ: أُوثِرْتُ بِالْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ وَالْمُتَجَبِّرِينَ.
فَقَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِلْجَنَّةِ: أَنْتِ رَحْمَتِي أَرْحَمُ بِكِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ، وَقَالَ لِلنَّارِ: أَنْتِ عَذَابِي أَنْتَقِمُ بِكِ مِمَّنْ أَشَاءُ، وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْكُمَا مِلْؤُهَا، فَأَمَّا الْجَنَّةُ فَلَا يَزَالُ فِيهَا فَضْلٌ، حَتَّى يُنْشِىءَ اللهُ لَهَا خَلْقًا يُسْكِنُ فَضْلَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَأَمَّا النَّارُ فَلَا تَزَالُ تَقُولُ: هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدٍ حَتَّى يَضَعَ عَلَيْهَا رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ قَدَمَهُ فَتَقُولُ: قَطْ قَطْ وَعِزَّتِك»
( Paradise and the Hellfire debated.
Paradise said, `None will enter me except the weak and despised of the people.' The Hell- fire said, `I have inherited the haughty and the arrogant people.' Then Allah said to the Paradise, `You are My mercy and I grant mercy with you to whoever I wish.' Then He said to the Hellfire, `You are My torment and I take vengeance with you upon whoever I wish.
I will fill each one of you.' However, the Paradise will always have more bounties, to such an extent that Allah will create more creatures to dwell in it and enjoy its extra bounties.
The Hellfire will continue saying, `Are there anymore (to enter me ),' until the Lord of might places His Foot over it.
Then it ( Hell ) will say, "Enough, enough, by Your might!")
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
( And if thy Lord had willed, He verily would have made mankind one nation ) He would have gathered them to follow one religion: the religion of Islam, ( yet they cease not ) but they will always be ( differing ) concerning religion and falsehood,
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
And if your Lord had so willed, He could surely have made mankind one Ummah [nation or community (following one religion only i.e. Islam)], but they will not cease to disagree,
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