Ash-Shu’ara 26:29
The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 368
The Threat of Prison
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ ٢٩
(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Pharaoh said: “If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among the imprisoned.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this phrasing was meant especially to recall the horror of the prisoners’ condition.
Reflect
Don’t compromise your faith under threat.
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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