Ash-Shu’ara 26:223
The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 376
They Lend an Ear
يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ ٢٢٣
They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, impostors who fear no burden listen to the devils’ whisperings, and most of what they say is false.
Reflect
Be careful whom you listen to.
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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