Al-An'am 6:149 قل فلله الحجة البالغة فلو شاء لهداكم اجمعين ١٤٩

6:149

قُلۡ

فَلِلَّهِ

ٱلۡحُجَّةُ

ٱلۡبَٰلِغَةُۖ

فَلَوۡ

شَآءَ

لَهَدَىٰكُمۡ

أَجۡمَعِينَ

١٤٩

'Then say to them: '(As against your argument) Allah's is the conclusive argument. Surely, had He willed, He would have guided you all to the Truth.¹

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Chapter 6, Page 148, Juz 8

148. Those who associate others with Allah in His divinity will now surely say: 'Had Allah willed, neither we nor our forefathers would have associated others with Allah in His divinity, nor would we have declared anything (which Allah did not forbid) as forbidden.' Even so those who had lived before them gave the lie (to the Truth) until they tasted Our chastisement. Tell them: 'Have you any sure knowledge that you can produce before us? In fact you are only following idle fancies, merely conjecturing.' 149. 'Then say to them: '(As against your argument) Allah's is the conclusive argument. Surely, had He willed, He would have guided you all to the Truth. 150. Say to them: 'Call your witnesses to testify that Allah forbade such-and-such.' Then if they do testify, neither testify with them nor follow the desires of those who have given the lie to Our signs and who do not believe in the Hereafter and set up equals with their Lord.

- A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)