The Holy Quran 4:116 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَـٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا

Translation

Verily Allaah shall not forgive that Shirk be committed but will forgive all other sins for whom He wills. Whoever ascribes partners to Allaah (commits Shirk) has strayed far away (from the truth).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Shirk is an unforgivable sin: that is, sins below shirk (associating partners with Allah) Allah will forgive for whomever He wills, but shirk He will never forgive: for the mushrik (idolater) He has already decreed nothing but punishment.

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