Ash-Shuraa 42:31
The Consultation · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 486
You Cannot Escape
وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِيࣲّ وَلَا نَصِيرࣲ ٣١
Ye cannot escape in the earth, for beside Allah ye have no protecting friend nor any helper.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And you will not cause failure upon the earth.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, whatever you are, you are on this earth; whatever power you gain, you cannot escape misfortunes decreed for you.
Reflect
Rely on Allah, not on your own power.
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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