Al-Inshiqaq 84:10
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Given Behind His Back
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهِۦ ١٠
But whoso is given his account behind his back.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
But as for one given his record behind his back.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “left” in Surah al-Haqqah and “behind” here mean the same: wrongness and ill omen.
Reflect
Turn today towards a truth you turned your back on.
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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