Fatir 35:10
Originator · Meccan · Juz 22 · Page 435
Honour Belongs to Allah
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلۡعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًاۚ إِلَيۡهِ يَصۡعَدُ ٱلۡكَلِمُ ٱلطَّيِّبُ وَٱلۡعَمَلُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُ يَرۡفَعُهُۥۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَمۡكُرُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَهُمۡ عَذَابࣱ شَدِيدࣱۖ وَمَكۡرُ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُوَ يَبُورُ ١٠
Whoso desireth power (should know that) all power belongeth to Allah. Unto Him good words ascend, and the pious deed doth He exalt; but those who plot iniquities, theirs will be an awful doom; and the plotting of such (folk) will come to naught.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Whoever desires honour, to Allah belongs all honour. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, whoever wants to escape humiliation and be honoured should know that honour belongs to Allah in this world and the next.
Reflect
Support your good words with good deeds.
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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