Translation of the meanings Ayah 115 Surah At-Tawbah - English Translation - Dr. Waleed Bleyhesh Omary - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 115

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِلَّ قَوۡمَۢا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَىٰهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يُبَيِّنَ لَهُم مَّا يَتَّقُونَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ

(115) ^[2249]Allah would not misguide a people after He had guided them, until after making plain to them what they need to be Mindful of—verily Allah is All-Knowing of everything.

[2249] This aya is meant to abate the fears of the Believers who thought that they would be held to account over their asking for forgiveness for dead Associator relatives, after the command came down (cf. al-Rāzī, al-Jazā’irī). On the other hand, they are not to lament the fate of the dead Deniers because the Signs had been made clear to them but they willingly chose to stick to their ways (cf. Abū Ḥayyān): ‘“Whoever takes sides against the Messenger, only after guidance was made clear to him, and follows a path different to that of the Believers, We will lead him ˹all alone˺ towards what he headed for and We will scorch him in Hellfire—awful indeed in the destination” (4: 115).