Fussilat 41:31
Explained in Detail · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 480
We Are Your Allies
نَحۡنُ أَوۡلِيَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَا تَشۡتَهِيٓ أَنفُسُكُمۡ وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ ٣١
We are your protecting friends in the life of the world and in the Hereafter. There ye will have (all) that your souls desire, and there ye will have (all) for which ye pray.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
“We are your allies in worldly life and in the Hereafter.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this shows the angels’ descent covers both this world and the Hereafter.
Reflect
Do a good deed today to be worthy of the angels’ friendship.
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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