Al-Balad 90:18
The City · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 594
The People of the Right
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ١٨
Their place will be on the right hand.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They are the people of the right.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, these are the heroes who free captives, feed orphans and the poor in hard times, or at least urge one another to patience and compassion. Their records will be given in their right hand.
Reflect
Today, try to act like one of the “people of the right”.
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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