Al-Hashr 59:8
The Exile · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 546
The Poor Emigrants
لِلۡفُقَرَآءِ ٱلۡمُهَٰجِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُخۡرِجُواْ مِن دِيَٰرِهِمۡ وَأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ يَبۡتَغُونَ فَضۡلࣰا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضۡوَٰنࣰا وَيَنصُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلصَّـٰدِقُونَ ٨
And (it is) for the poor fugitives who have been driven out from their homes and their belongings, who seek bounty from Allah and help Allah and His messenger. They are the loyal.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
For the poor emigrants who were driven from their homes and property, seeking Allah’s favour and pleasure.
Insight
Elmalılı relates from the author of al-Kashshaf: Allah did not count His Messenger among the poor, for the Messenger is not described as poor.
Reflect
Help someone forced from their home today.
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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