Al-Mulk 67:9
The Sovereignty · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 562
A Late Confession
قَالُواْ بَلَىٰ قَدۡ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرࣱ فَكَذَّبۡنَا وَقُلۡنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَيۡءٍ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ كَبِيرࣲ ٩
They say: Yea, verily, a warner came unto us; but we denied and said: Allah hath naught revealed; ye are in naught but a great error.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They say: “Yes, a warner came to us, but we denied him and said: ‘Allah has sent down nothing; you are in great error.’”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this answer contains both an admission of Allah’s grace and justice and a confession of their own fault: the warning had come with signs that both enlighten and alarm, but they denied it.
Reflect
Today, admit one mistake before it is too late.
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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