Transliteration:( Wa law rahimnaahum wa kashafnaa maa bihim min durril lalajjoo fee tughyaanihim ya'mahoon )
"And if We had mercy on them and relieved them of the affliction that has touched them, then necessarily, they would persist in their contumacy, going astray [110]."
This verse highlights the hardness and stubbornness of the disbelievers' hearts. Even if Allah were to show them mercy and remove their suffering—whether it be drought, illness, or hardship—they would still persist in rebellion and remain astray from the truth.
Their misguidance is so deeply rooted that relief from trial would not lead them to gratitude or repentance, but rather embolden them in their arrogance and deviation.
The term "contumacy" refers to deliberate disobedience, showing that their denial is not out of ignorance, but a willful turning away from the truth, even after experiencing divine warning or mercy.
The tafsir of Surah Al-Muminun verse 75 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 68 which provides the complete commentary from verse 68 through 75.
(23:75) Were We to be merciful to them and remove from them their present afflictions, they would persist in their transgression, blindly wandering on.[72]
72. The affliction alluded to in this verse was the famine which occurred in Makkah some time after the advent of Prophethood. According to Abdullah bin Masud, when the Quraish persistently refused to accept the invitation of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and started putting up stiff resistance, he prayed: O Allah, help me against them with a seven year famine like the seven year famine of the time of Prophet Joseph. So a severe famine started in Makkah with the result that people were obliged to eat carrion. This famine has been alluded to in a number of Makki Surahs. For instance see (Surah Al-Anaam, Ayat 42-44); (Surah Al-Aaraf, Ayat 94-99); (Surah Yunus, Ayat 11-12), (Surah Yunus, Ayat 21); (Surah An-Nahl, Ayat 112-113) and (Surah Ad-Dukhan, Ayat 10-16) along with the relevant E.Ns.
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