Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) • Family of Imran

Quran 3:179

3:179

مَّا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْتَبِى مِن رُّسُلِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ فَـَٔامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ فَلَكُمْ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ

mā kāna l-lahu liyadhara l-mu'minīna ʿalā mā antum ʿalayhi ḥattā yamīza l-khabītha mina l-ṭayibi wamā kāna l-lahu liyuṭ'liʿakum ʿalā l-ghaybi walākinna l-laha yajtabī min rusulihi man yashāu faāminū bil-lahi warusulihi wa-in tu'minū watattaqū falakum ajrun ʿaẓīmun

Allāh would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. Nor would Allāh reveal to you the unseen. But [instead], Allāh chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allāh and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.

— Saheeh International

Nor was it God’s aim to leave you as you were, with no separation between the bad and the good. God would not show you [people] what is hidden; God chooses as His messengers whoever He will. So believe in God and His messengers: if you believe and stay mindful of God, you will have a great reward.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Allâh will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He distinguishes the wicked from the good. Nor will Allâh disclose to you the secrets of the Ghaib (unseen), but Allâh chooses of His Messengers whom He wills. So believe in Allâh and His Messengers. And if you believe and fear Allâh, then for you there is a great reward.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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مَّاmāNot
كَانَkānais
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
لِيَذَرَliyadharato leave
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
عَلَىٰʿalāon
مَآmāwhat
أَنتُمْantumyou (are)
عَلَيْهِʿalayhiin [it]
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
يَمِيزَyamīzaHe separates
ٱلْخَبِيثَl-khabīthathe evil
مِنَminafrom
ٱلطَّيِّبِۗl-ṭayibithe good
وَمَاwamāAnd not
كَانَkānais
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
لِيُطْلِعَكُمْliyuṭ'liʿakumto inform you
عَلَىʿalāabout
ٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybithe unseen
وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinna[and] but
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَجْتَبِىyajtabīchooses
مِنminfrom
رُّسُلِهِۦrusulihiHis Messengers
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُۖyashāuHe wills
فَـَٔامِنُوا۟faāminūso believe
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَرُسُلِهِۦۚwarusulihiand His Messengers
وَإِنwa-inand if
تُؤْمِنُوا۟tu'minūyou believe
وَتَتَّقُوا۟watattaqūand fear (Allah)
فَلَكُمْfalakumthen for you
أَجْرٌajrun(is a) reward
عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmungreat