Ghafir 40:45
The Forgiver · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 472
Protected from Their Plots
فَوَقَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِ مَا مَكَرُواْۖ وَحَاقَ بِـَٔالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ سُوٓءُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٤٥
So Allah warded off from him the evils which they plotted, while a dreadful doom encompassed Pharaoh’s folk.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So Allah protected him from the evils they plotted.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, that believer neither fell into the evil deeds of Pharaoh’s family nor was harmed by the plots they laid for him.
Reflect
Trust that Allah protects the one who speaks the 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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