Surah Al-Balad
Chapter 90 · Verse 11 · Revealed in Makkah
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
“But he has not broken through the difficult pass.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Encouragement to traverse upon the Path of Goodness
Ibn Zayd said,
فَلاَ اقتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ ﴿11﴾ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ ﴿12﴾
(Yet he did not make his way through the steep course. And what may let you know what the steep course is? ...90:11-12] '
What does this verse bring up for you today?