At-Taghabun 64:11
The Mutual Disillusion · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 557
No Calamity Without Permission
مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ يَهۡدِ قَلۡبَهُۥۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمࣱ ١١
No calamity befalleth save by Allah’s leave. And whosoever believeth in Allah, He guideth his heart. And Allah is Knower of all things.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
No calamity strikes except by Allah’s permission. Whoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, every calamity touching life, property or anything else, whether to a disbeliever or a believer, is by Allah’s permission.
Reflect
Turn your heart to Allah in a hardship that befalls you.
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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