Al-Jinn 72:12
The Jinn · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 572
We Cannot Escape Allah
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعۡجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَن نُّعۡجِزَهُۥ هَرَبࣰا ١٢
And we know that we cannot escape from Allah in the earth, nor can we escape by flight.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
“We have become certain that we cannot frustrate Allah on earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “thought” here is certain knowledge: wherever on earth we are and wherever we flee, we cannot frustrate Allah.
Reflect
Turn to Allah instead of running from 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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