The Holy Quran 4:27 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ أَن تَمِيلُوا۟ مَيْلًا عَظِيمًا

Translation

Allaah wishes to turn towards you (to forgive) you whereas those who follow their desires (the non-Muslims and sinners who hanker after their lusts) wish only that you deviate (move away) tremendously (from the truth by committing sins and becoming just like them).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, the purpose of these various restrictions mentioned earlier is to show you mercy; that is why Almighty Allah commanded them. And those who are infatuated with their desires certainly want precisely that you drift far from the straight path, that is, that like them you too follow your desires and go astray.

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