If your Lord had willed, all the people on the earth would have come to believe, one and all.
And if your Lord willed, all those who are in the earth – everyone of them – would have accepted faith; so will you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) force the people until they become Muslims?
And if thy Lord had willed, whoever is in the earth would have believed, all of them, all together. Wouldst thou then constrain the people, until they are believers?
And [thus it is:] had thy Sustainer so willed, all those who live on earth would surely have attained to faith, all of them: dost thou, then, think that thou couldst compel people to believe,
And had thy Lord willed, those who are on the earth would have believed, all of them, together; canst thou then compel mankind until they become believers?
And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of them together. So, will you (O Muhammad SAW) then compel mankind, until they become believers.
Had your Lord willed, everyone on earth would have believed. Will you compel people to become believers?
Had your Lord so willed, all those who are on the earth would have believed. Will you, then, force people into believing?
And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of them together. So, will you then compel mankind, until they become believers.
And if thy Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wouldst thou (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers?
Had your Lord wished, all those who are on earth would have believed. Would you then force people until they become faithful?
Had your Lord willed, whosoever is in the earth, all would have believed. Would you then constrain people until they believe?
And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?
Had your Lord wished, the whole of mankind would have believed in Him. (Muhammad), do you force people to have faith?
And if your Lord had pleased, surely all those who are in the earth would have believed, all of them; will you then force men till they become believers?
Walaw sh<u>a</u>a rabbuka la<u>a</u>mana man fee alar<u>d</u>i kulluhum jameeAAan afaanta tukrihu a<b>l</b>nn<u>a</u>sa <u>h</u>att<u>a</u> yakoonoo mumineen<b>a</b>
Had your Lord pleased, all the people on earth would have believed in Him, without exception. So will you compel people to become believers?
If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed,- all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to believe!
وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لَءَامَنَ مَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ ٱلنَّاسَ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
If your Lord, O Messenger, had willed for everyone on earth to believe, they would have done so. However, He did not will it to be so for a wise reason. He misguides whomever He wills through His justice; and He guides whomever He wills through His grace. You do not have the ability to force people to become believers: their guidance to faith lies only in Allah’s Hands.
If your Lord, O Messenger, had willed for everyone on earth to believe, they would have done so. However, He did not will it to be so for a wise reason. He misguides whomever He wills through His justice; and He guides whomever He wills through His grace. You do not have the ability to force people to become believers: their guidance to faith lies only in Allah’s Hands.
<h2 class="title">It is not Part of Allah's Decree to compel Belief</h2><p>Allah said: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ</div><p>(And had your Lord willed) meaning `O Muhammad, if it had been the will of your Lord, He would make all the people of the earth believe in what you have brought to them. But Allah has wisdom in what He does.' Similarly, Allah said: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلاَ يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ </div><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ وَلِذلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لاّمْلاّنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ </div><p>(And if your Lord had so willed, He could surely have made mankind one Ummah, but they will not cease to disagree. Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His mercy and for that did He create them. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled (His saying): "Surely, I shall fill Hell with Jinn and men all together.") (11:118-119) He also said, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَفَلَمْ يَاْيْـَسِ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ أَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ اللَّهُ لَهَدَى النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا</div><p>(Have not then those who believed yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind) (13:31) Therefore, Allah said: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ</div><p>(So, will you then compel mankind) and force them to believe. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">حَتَّى يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ</div><p>(until they become believers.) meaning, it is not for you to do that. You are not commanded to do that either. It is Allah Who </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ</div><p>(sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills.)(35:8). </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلاَ تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَتٍ</div><p>(So do not destroy yourself in sorrow for them.) </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ</div><p>(It is not up to you to guide them, but Allah guides whom He wills.)2:272. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَعَلَّكَ بَـخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلاَّ يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ </div><p>(It may be that you would kill yourself with grief because they are not believers.) 26:3 </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ</div><p>(you guide not who you like..) 28:56 </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ</div><p>(Your duty is only to convey, and it is up to Us to reckon. ) 13:40 </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ - لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُسَيْطِرٍ </div><p>(So remind, you are only one who reminds. You are not a dictator over them.) 88:21-22 There are other Ayat besides these which prove that Allah is the doer of what He wants, guiding whom He wills, leading whom He wills to stray, all out of His knowledge, wisdom, and justice. Similarly, He said, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تُؤْمِنَ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَيَجْعَلُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ </div><p>(It is not for any person to believe, except by the leave of Allah, and He will put the Rijs) That is, disorder and misguidance </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">عَلَى الَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ</div><p>(upon those who do not reason) meaning, Allah's proofs and evidences, and He is the Just in all matters, guiding whom He wills to guide, and leading whom He wills astray. </p>
It is not Part of Allah's Decree to compel BeliefAllah said: وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ(And had your Lord willed) meaning `O Muhammad, if it had been the will of your Lord, He would make all the people of the earth believe in what you have brought to them. But Allah has wisdom in what He does.' Similarly, Allah said: وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلاَ يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ إِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ وَلِذلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لاّمْلاّنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ (And if your Lord had so willed, He could surely have made mankind one Ummah, but they will not cease to disagree. Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His mercy and for that did He create them. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled (His saying): "Surely, I shall fill Hell with Jinn and men all together.") (11:118-119) He also said, أَفَلَمْ يَاْيْـَسِ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ أَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ اللَّهُ لَهَدَى النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا(Have not then those who believed yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind) (13:31) Therefore, Allah said: أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ(So, will you then compel mankind) and force them to believe. حَتَّى يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ(until they become believers.) meaning, it is not for you to do that. You are not commanded to do that either. It is Allah Who يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ(sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills.)(35:8). فَلاَ تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَتٍ(So do not destroy yourself in sorrow for them.) لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ(It is not up to you to guide them, but Allah guides whom He wills.)2:272. لَعَلَّكَ بَـخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلاَّ يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ (It may be that you would kill yourself with grief because they are not believers.) 26:3 إِنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ(you guide not who you like..) 28:56 فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ(Your duty is only to convey, and it is up to Us to reckon. ) 13:40 فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ - لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُسَيْطِرٍ (So remind, you are only one who reminds. You are not a dictator over them.) 88:21-22 There are other Ayat besides these which prove that Allah is the doer of what He wants, guiding whom He wills, leading whom He wills to stray, all out of His knowledge, wisdom, and justice. Similarly, He said, وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تُؤْمِنَ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَيَجْعَلُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ (It is not for any person to believe, except by the leave of Allah, and He will put the Rijs) That is, disorder and misguidance عَلَى الَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ(upon those who do not reason) meaning, Allah's proofs and evidences, and He is the Just in all matters, guiding whom He wills to guide, and leading whom He wills astray. 