Al-Hijr 15:42
The Rocky Tract · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 264
You Have No Authority
إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيۡسَ لَكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَاوِينَ ٤٢
Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Over My servants you have no authority, except those who follow you of the deviators.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Satan has neither binding proof in words nor power to act upon them.
Reflect
Know he cannot overcome you unless you follow him.
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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