An-Najm 53:11
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The Heart Did Not Deny
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ ١١
The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The heart did not lie about what it saw.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this seeing was with the eyes; his heart did not deny what his eyes saw.
Reflect
Affirm with your heart a truth you have seen.
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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