An-Naml 27:11
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Replacing Evil with Good
إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسۡنَۢا بَعۡدَ سُوٓءࣲ فَإِنِّي غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ١١
Save him who hath done wrong and afterward hath changed evil for good. And lo! I am Forgiving, Merciful.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Except one who wronged, then substituted good after evil — I am Forgiving and Merciful.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, one who has committed a sin, small or great, fears being in the Presence; let the repentant know he will be forgiven.
Reflect
Follow one of your wrongs with good.
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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