An-Nur 24:30
The Light · Medinan · Juz 18 · Page 353
Lowering the Gaze
قُل لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ يَغُضُّواْ مِنۡ أَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ وَيَحۡفَظُواْ فُرُوجَهُمۡۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزۡكَىٰ لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرُۢ بِمَا يَصۡنَعُونَ ٣٠
Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is aware of what they do.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their private parts.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is not fixing one’s eyes, outside or at home, entering or leaving others’ houses, avoiding looking at the forbidden and shameful.
Reflect
Guard your gaze 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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