An-Nur 24:32
The Light · Medinan · Juz 18 · Page 354
Marry the Single
وَأَنكِحُواْ ٱلۡأَيَٰمَىٰ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ مِنۡ عِبَادِكُمۡ وَإِمَآئِكُمۡۚ إِن يَكُونُواْ فُقَرَآءَ يُغۡنِهِمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمࣱ ٣٢
And marry such of you as are solitary and the pious of your slaves and maid-servants. If they be poor, Allah will enrich them of His bounty. Allah is of ample means, Aware.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Marry the unmarried among you; if they are poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “ayama” means those without spouses — women, whether never married or previously married, and men — that is, singles.
Reflect
Help someone who wants to marry.
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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