Muhammad 47:22
Muhammad · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 509
Ties of Kinship
فَهَلۡ عَسَيۡتُمۡ إِن تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡ أَن تُفۡسِدُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوٓاْ أَرۡحَامَكُمۡ ٢٢
Would ye then, if ye were given the command, work corruption in the land and sever your ties of kinship.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
If you turned away or took authority, would you cause corruption on earth and sever your ties of kinship?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “tawalli” here means either turning away and fleeing, or taking charge and ruling.
Reflect
Call a relative today.
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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