Al-Mumtahanah 60:13
She that is to be examined · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 551
Beware of Despair
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَوَلَّوۡاْ قَوۡمًا غَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ قَدۡ يَئِسُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ كَمَا يَئِسَ ٱلۡكُفَّارُ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡقُبُورِ ١٣
O ye who believe! Be not friendly with a folk with whom Allah is wroth, (a folk) who have despaired of the Hereafter as the disbelievers despair of those who are in the graves.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Do not befriend a people with whom Allah is angry; they have despaired of the Hereafter.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this verse sums up the surah and, warning against despair, gives zeal and hope for the Hereafter and the future.
Reflect
Keep your hope in the Hereafter alive 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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