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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

An-Nahl 16:64

Word by word

وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۙ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

And We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muḥammad], except for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وما أنزلنا عليك القرآن -أيها الرسول- إلا لتوضح للناس ما اختلفوا فيه من الدين والأحكام; لتقوم الحجة عليهم ببيانك الذي لا يترك الباطل مسلكا إلى النفوس، ولكون القرآن هدى لا يترك مجالاً للحيرة، ورحمة للمؤمنين في اتباعهم الهدى ومجانبتهم الضلال.

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