Translation:
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people. 5060
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people. 5060
Translation:
They will say: “Behold, aforetime - when we were [still living] in the midst of our kith and kin - we were full of fear [at the thought of God’s displeasure]: 15
They will say: “Behold, aforetime - when we were [still living] in the midst of our kith and kin - we were full of fear [at the thought of God’s displeasure]: 15
Commentary:
15 Thus do all classical commentators - without, to my knowledge, any exception - interpret the above verse.
15 Thus do all classical commentators - without, to my knowledge, any exception - interpret the above verse.
5060 A man may be good, and may with limits have found goodness in his own spiritual life, but may have anxieties about his family or friends whom he loves. All such shadows are removed in heaven by the Grace of Allah, and he is free to dwell in it in this confidential converse with other men similarly circumstanced.