At-Tur 52:29
The Mount · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 524
Neither Soothsayer Nor Madman
فَذَكِّرۡ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنࣲ وَلَا مَجۡنُونٍ ٢٩
Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So remind; by the favour of your Lord you are neither a soothsayer nor a madman.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “kahin” as one who tells of the unseen by a kind of guesswork; the Prophet is neither that nor mad.
Reflect
Keep doing good today regardless of slander.
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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