Ash-Shuraa 42:39
The Consultation · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 487
Against Oppression
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَابَهُمُ ٱلۡبَغۡيُ هُمۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ ٣٩
And those who, when great wrong is done to them, defend themselves.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And those who, when tyranny strikes them, they defend themselves.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, when their rights are violated they defend them and do not submit to injustice.
Reflect
Stand by someone who has been wronged 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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