Al-Hashr 59:3
The Exile · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 545
Exile
وَلَوۡلَآ أَن كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡجَلَآءَ لَعَذَّبَهُمۡ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَلَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ عَذَابُ ٱلنَّارِ ٣
And if Allah had not decreed migration for them, He verily would have punished them in the world, and theirs in the Hereafter is the punishment of the Fire.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Had Allah not decreed exile for them, He would have punished them in this world.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “jala’” as a person or community being driven from their homeland for some reason; its root means coming into the open.
Reflect
Reflect that your home and safety are a blessing.
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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