At-Taghabun 64:17
The Mutual Disillusion · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 557
A Goodly Loan
إِن تُقۡرِضُواْ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنࣰا يُضَٰعِفۡهُ لَكُمۡ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ شَكُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ١٧
If ye lend unto Allah a goodly loan, He will double it for you and will forgive you, for Allah is Responsive, Clement.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
If you lend Allah a goodly loan, He will multiply it for you.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this verse encourages spending; some said it means obligatory zakah, others voluntary charity.
Reflect
Give Allah a goodly loan 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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