Even if Allah sent down the angels to them and even if the dead spoke to them, and assembled all things in front of them, they would still not believe. Allah drives someone to believe or not depends on what is inside his heart, if he likes to achieve the truth Allah will guide him, and if not, Allah will lead him astray.
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In the previous article, the disbelievers of Mecca, mockingly, said to the Prophet Muhammad:
‘You told us that Moses had a staff with which he struck a stone and twelve springs gushed forth, and that Jesus revived the dead, and that Thamud had a camel emerged from a rock; why do you not bring us some of those signs so that we believe in you?’
And in a sarcastic manner, they swear a solemn oath by Allah, if there come unto them a sign as they have asked they will believe in that sign and they will believe in Muhammad and in the Quran.
When one swears by Allah, it is an utmost oath; however, they were scornful!
Their dishonest oath actually need repent because they were not faithful; otherwise it is an unforgivable sin that deserve their dwelling in the Eternal Hell in the Afterlife.
Ayah 6:111 says:
Allah knows what is inside their hearts of pride, arrogance, smugness and supremacy; they the truth.
And if we had sent down the angels as they have asked and testified in favour of that which they denied, they would not have believed.
And if their dead forefathers had revived from their graves and spoken with them as they asked, telling them that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger and that the Quran is Allah’s Word, they would not have believed.
And if we had gathered against them all things of birds and beasts in array face to face, testifying that what the Quran is the Truth and affirming that which they have denied, they would not have believed.
They would not have believed unless Allah willed that they believe; but most of them are ignorant of this fact.
Allah drives someone to believe or not depends on what is inside his heart, if he likes to achieve the truth Allah will guide him, and if not, Allah will lead him astray.
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The verse 6:111 in different translations
QARIB:
Even if we sent down the angels to them and the dead spoke to them, and assembled all things in front of them, they would still not believe, unless Allah willed it. But most of them are ignorant.
SHAKIR:
And even if we had sent down to them the angels and the dead had spoken to them and we had brought together all things before them, they would not believe unless Allah pleases, but most of them are ignorant
PICKTHAL:
And though we should send down the angels unto them, and the dead should speak unto them, and we should gather against them all things in array, they would not believe unless Allah so willed. howbeit, most of them are ignorant.
YUSUFALI:
Even if we did send unto them angels, and the dead did speak unto them, and we gathered together all things before their very eyes, they are not the ones to believe, unless it is in Allah’s plan. but most of them ignore (the truth).
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