Ar-Rahman 55:8
The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 531
Do Not Transgress the Balance
أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡمِيزَانِ ٨
That ye exceed not the measure.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
That you not transgress in the balance.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this means not overstepping the law and its limits, not acting without measure, and not exceeding in any material or moral weighing.
Reflect
Take care today not to lose measure in something.
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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