An-Nazi’at 79:40
Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 584
Restraining the Soul from Desire
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفۡسَ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰ ٤٠
But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
But whoever feared standing before his Lord and restrained the soul from desire, Paradise is the refuge.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “the standing of his Lord” as the place where the servant will stand before Allah on that great day, when the Spirit and the angels stand in rows.
Reflect
Say “no” to one of your desires 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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