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سُورَةُ هُودٍ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ١٢٣

Surah Hud Verse 118

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Verse 118

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Hud 118

وَلَوْ شَٓاءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ اُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِف۪ينَۙ ۝١١٨

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

118Velev şâe rabbüke leceʿale-nnâse ümmetev vâḥidetev velâ yezâlûne muḫtelifîn.

English Translation

English Translation

118Had your Lord willed, He would have made all humankind a single ummah. And so people adopt different beliefs,

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

118The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.