Transliteration:( Wa maa yulaqqaahaaa illal lazeena sabaroo wa maa yulaqqaahaaa illaa zoo hazzin 'azeem )
“And none are made to receive it, except the steadfast [94], and none are made to achieve it except those who have a great future [95].”
The noble trait of repelling evil with good, as mentioned in the previous verse, is not easy—it is reserved for those with deep patience and inner strength.
Even when they possess the power to take revenge, they choose forgiveness.
Example:
When the brothers of Hazrat Yusuf (عليه السلام) entered his palace in Egypt after wronging him severely, he responded with grace and kindness, forgiving them completely.
Such forgiveness is a hallmark of the steadfast and noble-hearted.
May Allah Almighty bless us with such high moral character.
The verse emphasizes that true moral excellence is a rare and divine favour.
Wealth can be earned easily by worldly effort,
But noble conduct, forgiveness, and sabr (patience) come only to those destined for a great reward.
Thus, this quality is not just moral—it is a sign of a promising spiritual future and a lofty rank in the sight of Allah.
Only those who are granted divine favour and a great destiny can consistently act with such magnanimity.
The tafsir of Surah Fussilat verse 35 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Fussilat ayat 33 which provides the complete commentary from verse 33 through 36.
(41:35) But none attains to this except those who are steadfast;[38] none attains to this except those endowed with mighty good fortune.[39]
38. Although a very efficacious recipe, it is not easy to use. It requires a great will power, resolution, courage, power of endurance and full control over one’s own self. A man may act benevolently in response to an evil done, on an impulse, and there is nothing extraordinary in it. But when a person has to fight for years and years, for the sake of the truth, those mischievous worshipers of falsehood, who do not feel any hesitation in violating any bond of morality, and are also intoxicated with power, it requires extraordinary grit to go on resisting the evil with good, and that too with the superior good, without ever showing any lack of restraint and self-control. Such a work can be accomplished only by him who has resolved with a cool mind to work for the cause of upholding the truth, who has subdued his self to intellect and sense and in whom good and righteousness have taken such deep roots that no malice and mischief of the opponents can succeed in deposing him from his high position.
39. This is a law of nature. Only a man of very high rank is characterized by these qualities; and the one who possesses these qualities cannot be prevented by any power of the world from attaining to his goal of success. It is in no way possible that the depraved people may defeat him with their mean machinations and shameless devices.
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