Sūrat an-Naḥl
Section 17 of 17 · Surah Studies · Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera
And Be Patient
And finally Allah (swt) ends by telling the Prophet (peace be upon him): you too be patient. Your patience is counted with Allah (swt). And do not be grieved by him; do not be grieved by them; do not be grieved by all that they do.
وَٱصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُ فِى ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ وَّٱلَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ
“And be patient. Your patience is bestowed by none but Allah, and do not grieve over them, and do not be in distress for what they devise. Surely, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who are good in their deeds” (16:127–128)
Inna Allāha maʿa alladhīna ttaqaw wa-lladhīna hum muḥsinūn — because Allah (swt) is with those who have taqwā and those who do good.
And may Allah (swt) bless us. May Allah allow us to be grateful for the bounties He has enumerated here and everywhere else. And may Allah (swt) allow us to be true dāʿīs. May Allah bless our Ramadan, and make this Ramadan better than any Ramadan before it, and allow the virtues and the lights of this Ramadan to continue after it.
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* "From a clot" is kept as said. The word in verse 16:4 is nuṭfah, a drop of fluid, which he recites immediately after; ʿalaqah, the clot, is the following stage and is named elsewhere, as at 23:14.
** The bushrā he refers back to here is not treated in this lesson; the reference is kept as he gives it.