An-Najm 53:38
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None Bears Another’s Burden
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةࣱ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ ٣٨
That no laden one shall bear another’s load.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “wizr” as sin and heavy load; here it is bearing the punishment of sin.
Reflect
Take responsibility for your own mistakes.
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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