Al-Ahzab 33:57
The Combined Forces · Medinan · Juz 22 · Page 426
Annoying Allah
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡذُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمۡ عَذَابࣰا مُّهِينࣰا ٥٧
Lo! those who malign Allah and His messenger, Allah hath cursed them in the world and the Hereafter, and hath prepared for them the doom of the disdained.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger — Allah has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “annoying Allah” is figurative: saying unfitting things about Allah or doing what He is not pleased with.
Reflect
Seek Allah’s pleasure in your words and deeds.
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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