Al-Qalam 68:36
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How Do You Judge?
مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ ٣٦
What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
What is with you? How do you judge?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this means: “What happened to your minds, what proof do you rely on, that you hold criminals better than or equal to the submitters?”
Reflect
Consider the evidence before making a judgement.
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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