Al-Fath 48:4
The Victory · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 511
Tranquillity
هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ لِيَزۡدَادُوٓاْ إِيمَٰنࣰا مَّعَ إِيمَٰنِهِمۡۗ وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمࣰا ٤
He it is Who sent down peace of reassurance into the hearts of the believers that they might add faith unto their faith. Allah’s are the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is ever Knower, Wise.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
It is He who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the believers, that they may increase in faith.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “sakinah” as calm, assurance, steadfastness and composure: a peace that removes agitation and anxiety from the soul.
Reflect
In an anxious moment, ask Allah for tranquillity.
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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