The Holy Quran 28:56 — Surah Al-Qasas

Arabic text

إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Translation

(Referring to Rasulullaah ﷺ's remorse when he was unable to get his uncle Abu Taalib to accept Islaam before he died, Allaah says,) Verily you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) cannot guide those whom you love (to Islaam), but Allaah guides whoever He wills. He is best aware of those who are (deserving to be) rightly guided (and who deserve to be guided to Imaan).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Guidance is in Allah's hand alone: Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes that the Prophet ﷺ strove hard for his uncle (Abu Talib) to recite the kalimah (testimony of faith) at the time of death, but he did not accept. On this the verse was revealed (Mudih al-Quran).

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