Al-’Alaq 96:10
The Clot · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 597
Stopping One Who Prays
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠
A slave when he prayeth.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Have you seen him who forbids a servant when he prays?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, stopping a servant right in the middle of prayer is great audacity and arrogance. The one who does this does it because he sees himself as self-sufficient.
Reflect
Today, respect someone’s worship and peace.
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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