Al-Ahzab 33:12
The Combined Forces · Medinan · Juz 21 · Page 419
They Called It Delusion
وَإِذۡ يَقُولُ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضࣱ مَّا وَعَدَنَا ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ إِلَّا غُرُورࣰا ١٢
And when the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, were saying: Allah and His messenger promised us naught but delusion.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The hypocrites said: “Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, those with disease in their hearts are those weak in belief.
Reflect
Keep your trust in the promises during hardship.
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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