Luqman 31:16
Luqman · Meccan · Juz 21 · Page 412
A Mustard Seed
يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثۡقَالَ حَبَّةࣲ مِّنۡ خَرۡدَلࣲ فَتَكُن فِي صَخۡرَةٍ أَوۡ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ أَوۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَأۡتِ بِهَا ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرࣱ ١٦
O my dear son! Lo! though it be but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
My dear son! Even if it is the weight of a mustard seed, in a rock, in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, however small, hidden, high or low a good or evil deed is, Allah will set it before you in the Hereafter; for He is the Subtle, whose power reaches the finest and most hidden things.
Reflect
Do a small good deed today that no one will see.
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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