Ar-Rum 30:29
The Romans · Meccan · Juz 21 · Page 407
Desire Without Knowledge
بَلِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُم بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمࣲۖ فَمَن يَهۡدِي مَنۡ أَضَلَّ ٱللَّهُۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ ٢٩
Nay, but those who do wrong follow their own lusts without knowledge. Who is able to guide him whom Allah hath sent astray? For such there are no helpers.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
But those who wrong follow their desires without knowledge.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “hawa” as the soul’s inclination to desires, whim.
Reflect
Make a decision by knowledge, not whim.
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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