Surah Ghafir
Chapter 40 · Verse 21 · Revealed in Makkah
“Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allah seized them for their sins. And they had not from Allah any protector.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Severe Punishment for the Disbelievers
أَوَلَمْ يَسيرُواْ
(Have they not traveled), `these people who disbelieve in your Message, O Muhammad,'
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
In verse 19, it was said: يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ (He knows the treachery of the eyes), in other words, eyes that betray the trust. It means the action of a person who would, secretly and surreptitiously, cast a glance over something haram and impermissible for him or her, for example, casts a glance at a non-mahram person with sexual desire, and takes it away in the event someone was around, or casts a glance in a manner that is not noticed by others. All these things are open before Allah Ta’ ala.
What does this verse bring up for you today?