An-Nur 24:19
The Light · Medinan · Juz 18 · Page 351
Spreading Indecency
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أَن تَشِيعَ ٱلۡفَٰحِشَةُ فِي ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ١٩
Lo! those who love that slander should be spread concerning those who believe, theirs will be a painful punishment in the world and the Hereafter. Allah knoweth. Ye know not.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Those who love that indecency spread among believers will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the worldly punishment is the penalty for slander and its effects; it was applied to Mistah, Hassan and Hamna.
Reflect
Don’t spread a bad report; let it stop with you.
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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