Al-Fajr 89:17
The Dawn · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 593
Honouring the Orphan
كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ ١٧
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
No! But you do not honour the orphan.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, it is right neither to count abundance as absolute honour nor scarcity as absolute humiliation; both are tests. The real measure is how one passes the test: do you honour the orphan?
Reflect
Today, be generous to an orphan or a lonely child.
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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