Al-Ma’arij 70:22
The Ascending Stairways · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 569
Except Those Who Pray
إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ ٢٢
Save worshippers.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Except those who pray.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the believers who pray are exempt from that temperament, that bad character and that evil end; the verses that follow list their fine traits.
Reflect
See your prayer as a cure for your impatience.
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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