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Reflections on Surah Sad Ayah 26

38:26
يا داوود انا جعلناك خليفة في الارض فاحكم بين الناس بالحق ولا تتبع الهوى فيضلك عن سبيل الله ان الذين يضلون عن سبيل الله لهم عذاب شديد بما نسوا يوم الحساب ٢٦
يَـٰدَاوُۥدُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـٰكَ خَلِيفَةًۭ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا نَسُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْحِسَابِ ٢٦
يَٰدَاوُۥدُﳈ
إِنَّاﳉ
جَعَلۡنَٰكَﳊ
خَلِيفَةٗﳋ
فِيﳌ
ٱلۡأَرۡضِﳍ
فَٱحۡكُمﳎ
بَيۡنَﳏ
ٱلنَّاسِﳐ
بِٱلۡحَقِّﳑ
وَلَاﳒ
تَتَّبِعِﳓ
ٱلۡهَوَىٰﳔ
فَيُضِلَّكَﳕ
عَنﳖ
سَبِيلِﳗ
ٱللَّهِۚﳘﳙ
إِنَّﳚ
ٱلَّذِينَﳛ
يَضِلُّونَﳜ
عَنﳝ
سَبِيلِﳞ
ٱللَّهِﳟ
لَهُمۡﳠ
عَذَابٞﳡ
شَدِيدُۢﳢ
بِمَاﳣ
نَسُواْﳤ
يَوۡمَﳥ
ٱلۡحِسَابِﳦ
٢٦ﳧ
˹We instructed him:˺ “O David! We have surely made you an authority in the land, so judge between people with truth. And do not follow ˹your˺ desires or they will lead you astray from Allah’s Way. Surely those who go astray from Allah’s Way will suffer a severe punishment for neglecting the Day of Reckoning.”
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