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Al-Balad 90:12 وما ادراك ما العقبة ١٢

Page 594 · Juz 30

وَمَآ
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
مَا
ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ
١٢
And what do you know what that difficult steep is?
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Encouragement to traverse upon the Path of Goodness

Ibn Zayd said,

فَلاَ اقتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

(But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep.) "This means, will he not traverse upon the path which contains salvation and good Then He explains this path by his saying,

وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا

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The Encouragement to traverse upon the Path of Goodness

Ibn Zayd said,

فَلاَ اقتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

(But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is s

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11. But he did not venture to scale the difficult steep. 12. And what do you know what that difficult steep is? 13. It is freeing someone's neck from slavery; 14. or giving food on a day of hunger 15. to an orphan near of kin; 16. or to a destitute lying in dust; 17. and, then besides this, he be one of those who believed, and enjoined upon one another steadfastness and enjoined upon one another compassion. 18. These are the People of the Right Hand. 19. As for those who rejected Our Signs, they are the People of the Left Hand. 20. Upon them shall be a Fire that will hem them in.

- A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

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