Al-Hadid 57:15
The Iron · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 539
No Ransom
فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا يُؤۡخَذُ مِنكُمۡ فِدۡيَةࣱ وَلَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْۚ مَأۡوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُۖ هِيَ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ١٥
So this day no ransom can be taken from you nor from those who disbelieved. Your home is the Fire; that is your patron, and a hapless journey’s end.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So today no ransom will be taken from you.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, however much ransom you would give to save yourselves, it will not be accepted, neither from hypocrites nor from disbelievers.
Reflect
Count a good deed done today as tomorrow’s ransom.
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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