Al-Ahzab 33:14
The Combined Forces · Medinan · Juz 21 · Page 419
Ready for Strife
وَلَوۡ دُخِلَتۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنۡ أَقۡطَارِهَا ثُمَّ سُئِلُواْ ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ لَأٓتَوۡهَا وَمَا تَلَبَّثُواْ بِهَآ إِلَّا يَسِيرࣰا ١٤
If the enemy had entered from all sides and they had been exhorted to treachery, they would have committed it, and would have hesitated thereupon but little.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Had the city been entered from all sides and they were asked to strife, they would have done it.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, far from defending the houses they called exposed, they would immediately join the requested strife.
Reflect
Learn to resist strife.
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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