Al-Mujadila 58:21
The Pleading Woman · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 544
Allah Has Written
كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَغۡلِبَنَّ أَنَا۠ وَرُسُلِيٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزࣱ ٢١
Allah hath decreed: Lo! I verily shall conquer, I and My messengers. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Allah has written: “I will surely prevail, I and My messengers.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is recording in the Preserved Tablet, by a decree from eternity, a writing that cannot be erased or altered.
Reflect
Trust that those on the path of truth will prevail in the end.
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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