Az-Zukhruf 43:78
The Ornaments of Gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 495
Disliking the Truth
لَقَدۡ جِئۡنَٰكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَكُمۡ لِلۡحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ ٧٨
We verily brought the Truth unto you, but ye were, most of you, averse to the Truth.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the truth here is the religion sent with the Prophet: tawhid and the Qur’an.
Reflect
Accept the truth even when it does not please 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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