As-Saf 61:3
The Ranks · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 551
Hateful to Allah
كَبُرَ مَقۡتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُواْ مَا لَا تَفۡعَلُونَ ٣
It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Most hateful it is with Allah that you say what you do not do.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “maqt” as intense loathing, utmost hatefulness and repugnance.
Reflect
Close the gap today between your words and your deeds.
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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