Al-Balad 90:6
The City · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 594
Heaps of Wealth
يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالࣰا لُّبَدًا ٦
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
He says: “I have squandered heaps of wealth.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, he says this to boast before the believers, meaning wealth spent for show. It is called “squandering” because it was wasted rather than spent on real benefit.
Reflect
Ask about something you spent today: “Was it for show or for benefit?”
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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