Al-Kahf 18:24
The Cave · Meccan · Juz 15 · Page 296
If Allah Wills
إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَٱذۡكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلۡ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهۡدِيَنِ رَبِّي لِأَقۡرَبَ مِنۡ هَٰذَا رَشَدࣰا ٢٤
Except if Allah will. And remember thy Lord when thou forgettest, and say: It may be that my Lord guideth me unto a nearer way of truth than this.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Except “if Allah wills”. And remember your Lord when you forget.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, when intending something for the future one should tie it to Allah’s will; if one forgets, one should remember Allah on recalling it, by saying “inshallah” or by glorifying Him and asking forgiveness.
Reflect
When you recall a forgotten “inshallah”, say it.
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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