Tafsir for verse: 28:86
وَمَا كُنتَ تَرۡجُوٓاْ أَن يُلۡقَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ إِلَّا رَحۡمَةٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَهِيرٗا لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ٨٦ ﴿86﴾
86You were not expecting that the Book would be sent down to you, but it was a mercy from your Lord. So, never be a supporter for the infidels.
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Commentary
If you say: His saying 'except as a mercy from your Lord' what is the reason for the exception in it? I say: This statement is carried on the meaning, as if it were said: And He did not bestow upon you the Book except as a mercy from your Lord. And it is permissible that 'except' means 'but' for the purpose of clarification, meaning: But for the mercy from your Lord, He bestowed upon you.
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