Ghafir 40:20
The Forgiver · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 469
He Judges with Truth
وَٱللَّهُ يَقۡضِي بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَقۡضُونَ بِشَيۡءٍۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ ٢٠
Allah judgeth with truth, while those to whom they cry instead of Him judge not at all. Lo! Allah, He is the Hearer, the Seer.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Allah judges with truth, while those they invoke besides Him judge not with anything.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Allah judges with truth and carries out His judgement fully; what they worship, whether lifeless idols or others, can judge nothing.
Reflect
Take refuge in Allah, who judges with truth.
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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