The Holy Quran 26:4 — Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Arabic text

إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِينَ

Translation

If We willed, We could have revealed a (great) Aayah (miracle) to them from the sky, causing their necks to bow before it in humility. (because of which they would be forced to accept Imaan. However, Allaah does not do this because forcing people into submission would defeat the object of testing them and rewarding or punishing them according to their merit.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Allah does not wish to take away free choice: that is, this world is an abode of trial, in which the submission and obedience of His servants, and their rebelliousness, are tested. That is why divine wisdom does not require that their free choice be taken away from them entirely.

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