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Free will, limited by Allah's Will

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6:107
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وَلَوۡشَآءَٱللَّهُمَآأَشۡرَكُواْۗوَمَاجَعَلۡنَٰكَعَلَيۡهِمۡحَفِيظٗاۖوَمَآأَنتَعَلَيۡهِمبِوَكِيلٖ١٠٧
Saheeh International

But if Allāh had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them.1

وَلَوْWalaw
شَآءَshaa
ٱللَّهُAllahu
مَآma
أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۗashrakoo
وَمَاwama
جَعَلْنَـٰكَjaAAalnaka
عَلَيْهِمْAAalayhim
حَفِيظًۭا ۖhafeethan
وَمَآwama
أَنتَanta
عَلَيْهِمAAalayhim
بِوَكِيلٍۢbiwakeelin
10:99
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وَلَوۡشَآءَرَبُّكَلَأٓمَنَمَنفِيٱلۡأَرۡضِكُلُّهُمۡجَمِيعًاۚأَفَأَنتَتُكۡرِهُٱلنَّاسَحَتَّىٰيَكُونُواْمُؤۡمِنِينَ٩٩
Saheeh International

And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muḥammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?

وَلَوْWalaw
شَآءَshaa
رَبُّكَrabbuka
لَـَٔامَنَlaamana
مَنman
فِىfee
ٱلْأَرْضِalardi
كُلُّهُمْkulluhum
جَمِيعًا ۚjameeAAan
أَفَأَنتَafaanta
تُكْرِهُtukrihu
ٱلنَّاسَalnnasa
حَتَّىٰhatta
يَكُونُوا۟yakoonoo
مُؤْمِنِينَmumineena
74:56
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وَمَايَذۡكُرُونَإِلَّآأَنيَشَآءَٱللَّهُۚهُوَأَهۡلُٱلتَّقۡوَىٰوَأَهۡلُٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِ٥٦
Saheeh International

And they will not remember except that Allāh wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.

وَمَاWama
يَذْكُرُونَyathkuroona
إِلَّآilla
أَنan
يَشَآءَyashaa
ٱللَّهُ ۚAllahu
هُوَhuwa
أَهْلُahlu
ٱلتَّقْوَىٰalttaqwa
وَأَهْلُwaahlu
ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِalmaghfirati
76:31
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يُدۡخِلُمَنيَشَآءُفِيرَحۡمَتِهِۦۚوَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَأَعَدَّلَهُمۡعَذَابًاأَلِيمَۢا٣١
Saheeh International

He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment.

يُدْخِلُYudkhilu
مَنman
يَشَآءُyashao
فِىfee
رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚrahmatihi
وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَwaalththalimeena
أَعَدَّaAAadda
لَهُمْlahum
عَذَابًاAAathaban
أَلِيمًۢاaleeman
81:28
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لِمَنشَآءَمِنكُمۡأَنيَسۡتَقِيمَ٢٨
Saheeh International

For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

لِمَنLiman
شَآءَshaa
مِنكُمْminkum
أَنan
يَسْتَقِيمَyastaqeema
81:29
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وَمَاتَشَآءُونَإِلَّآأَنيَشَآءَٱللَّهُرَبُّٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ٢٩
Saheeh International

And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.

وَمَاWama
تَشَآءُونَtashaoona
إِلَّآilla
أَنan
يَشَآءَyashaa
ٱللَّهُAllahu
رَبُّrabbu
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَalAAalameena