Al-Ahzab 33:1
The Combined Forces · Medinan · Juz 21 · Page 418
Fear Allah Alone
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ وَٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمࣰا ١
O Prophet! Keep thy duty to Allah and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the command means “fear Allah alone, not anyone else”; the sura deals with the attitudes of disbelievers and hypocrites towards the Prophet.
Reflect
Make your decisions out of fear of Allah, not people’s pressure.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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