Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Noor, Ayah 20
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy... and because Allah is Kind and Merciful.
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