Tafsir for verse: 24:20
وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٢٠ ﴿20﴾
20Had it not been for the grace of Allah upon you, and His mercy, and that Allah is Very-Kind, Very-Merciful (you would have been destroyed).
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Commentary
And He repeated the favor of refraining from hastening the punishment, omitting the answer to 'if not' as it was omitted there. In this repetition, along with the omission of the answer, there is great emphasis, as well as in 'the Accepting of Repentance,' 'the Most Kind,' and 'the Most Merciful.'
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