Al-Hijr 15:97
The Rocky Tract · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 267
Your Chest Is Tightened
وَلَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدۡرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ ٩٧
Well know We that thy bosom is oppressed by what they say.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We know that your breast is constrained by what they say.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, words of idolatry, attacks on the Qur’an and mockery of prophethood naturally distress one.
Reflect
When your chest tightens, remember Allah knows.
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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