Al-Ahzab 33:32
The Combined Forces · Medinan · Juz 22 · Page 422
Do Not Be Soft in Speech
يَٰنِسَآءَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ لَسۡتُنَّ كَأَحَدࣲ مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِنِ ٱتَّقَيۡتُنَّۚ فَلَا تَخۡضَعۡنَ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ فَيَطۡمَعَ ٱلَّذِي فِي قَلۡبِهِۦ مَرَضࣱ وَقُلۡنَ قَوۡلࣰا مَّعۡرُوفࣰا ٣٢
O ye wives of the Prophet! Ye are not like any other women. If ye keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft of speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease aspire (to you), but utter customary speech.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
You are not like any other women; do not be soft in speech, and speak with appropriate words.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, they have qualities other women lack: they are the wives of the best of prophets.
Reflect
Speak with dignity and truthfulness.
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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