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Al-Balad 11

Ayah 11 of 20 · Meccan

فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ١١

But he has not broken through the difficult pass.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., the steep incline or obstacle. In other words, he has not spent in the cause of Allāh but only boasts of spending in front of others.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَاBut notfalā
  2. ٱقۡتَحَمَhe has attemptediq'taḥama
  3. ٱلۡعَقَبَةَthe steep pathl-ʿaqabata

Tafsir

He will be required to cross the valley that separates him from Paradise, which he will cross.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran