Al-Jumu’ah 62:4
The Congregation, Friday · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 553
Allah’s Bounty
ذَٰلِكَ فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤۡتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٤
That is the bounty of Allah; which He giveth unto whom He will. Allah is of Infinite Bounty.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
That is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, sending such a Messenger is pure grace from Allah; it is not earned by effort and cannot be bound to natural laws.
Reflect
See the faith you’ve been given as a grace.
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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