The Holy Quran 2:64 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ فَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَكُنتُم مِّنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ

Translation

Then (after making the promise) you turned away (from it). If it were not for Allaah's grace upon you and His mercy, you would have certainly become of the losers (you would be doomed if Allaah had not inspired you to ask Him for forgiveness. As a result of Allaah's forgiveness, your punishment was turned away and you were not destroyed).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, after making a pledge and a covenant they then turned away. Had it not been for Allah's grace, they would have been utterly ruined, that is, destroyed on the spot; or [the meaning is] that, even if you had repented, sought forgiveness and followed the Prophet of the Last Age ﷺ, your shortcomings would still not have been forgiven.

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