سورة یُونس
Surah Yûnus 10:99
Jonah · Verse 99 of 109
وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَآمَنَ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا ۚ أَفَأَنْتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And if your Lord had (enforced) His will those who are on the earth would have believed one and all. Would you then constrain the people to become believers (while Allâh has not forced them to believe)?
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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!
Ahmed Ali
If your Lord had willed, all the people on the earth would have come to believe, one and all.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
If your Lord had so willed (and, denying them free will, compelled humankind to believe), all who are on the earth would surely have believed, all of them. Would you, then, force people until they become believers?
Daryabadi
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?
Faridul Haque
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?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And if thy Lord had pleased, all those who are in the earth would have believed, all of them. Wilt thou then force men till they are believers?
Maulvi Sher Ali
And if thy Lord had enforced HIS Will, surely, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wilt thou, then, force men to become believers?
Muhammad Asad
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,
Muhammad Musin Khan
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.
Muhammad Pickthall
And if thy Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wouldst thou (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers?
Muhammad Sarwar
Had your Lord wished, the whole of mankind would have believed in Him. (Muhammad), do you force people to have faith?.
Muhammed ali Shakir
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?
Rashad Khalifa
Had your Lord willed, all the people on earth would have believed. Do you want to force the people to become believers?
Shabbir Ahmed
If your Lord willed, all who are on earth, would have believed. Would you then, compel people to become believers?
Commentary 10:99 “If your Lord had enforced His will, those on the earth would have all believed.” The obvious implication of this verse is that He has willed the minds…
وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَآمَنَ مَن فِي الْأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًاۚ
10:99 “If your Lord had enforced His will, those on the earth would have all believed.” The obvious implication of this verse is that He has willed the minds of human beings to operate otherwise, giving us the freedom to choose between right and wrong; an absolute necessity for spiritual progress. This status distinguishes human beings from animals, which can only follow their instincts. We are given the power to choose because the Creator Himself “chose” between existence and non-existence. This freedom of choice is an attribute of Allâh, and is innate in us. Yet with this freedom we must still accept responsibility for the choices we make. The verse also tells us unequivocally that the Holy Qur’ân does not allow the use of force for its dissemination.