Al-Mujadila 58:14
The Pleading Woman · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 544
Neither of You Nor of Them
۞أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَلَّوۡاْ قَوۡمًا غَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا هُم مِّنكُمۡ وَلَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَيَحۡلِفُونَ عَلَى ٱلۡكَذِبِ وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٤
Hast thou not seen those who take for friends a folk with whom Allah is wroth? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear a false oath knowingly.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Those who befriend a people with whom Allah is angry are neither of you nor of them.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this address draws attention: look how ugly their state is; they knowingly swear false oaths.
Reflect
Avoid a two-faced attitude today.
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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