Al-Ahzab 33:10
The Combined Forces · Medinan · Juz 21 · Page 419
Hearts at the Throats
إِذۡ جَآءُوكُم مِّن فَوۡقِكُمۡ وَمِنۡ أَسۡفَلَ مِنكُمۡ وَإِذۡ زَاغَتِ ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرُ وَبَلَغَتِ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ ٱلۡحَنَاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّونَ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلظُّنُونَا۠ ١٠
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when eyes grew wild and hearts reached to the throats, and ye were imagining vain thoughts concerning Allah.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They came from above you and below you; eyes shifted and hearts reached the throats.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Ghatafan came from the upper valley in the east, and Quraysh camped from the lower side.
Reflect
Keep trusting Allah even at the height of fear.
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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