Ar-Rum 30:41
The Romans · Meccan · Juz 21 · Page 408
Corruption on Land and Sea
ظَهَرَ ٱلۡفَسَادُ فِي ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ أَيۡدِي ٱلنَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعۡضَ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلُواْ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ ٤١
Corruption doth appear on land and sea because of (the evil) which men’s hands have done, that He may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Corruption has appeared on land and sea because of what people’s hands have earned.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the natural order was disrupted; by human hands, disorder arose in both natural and social conditions.
Reflect
Do something good for nature and society 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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