89:17-20

89:17-20

89:17 

Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!

89:18 

Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! –

89:19 

And ye devour inheritance – all with greed,

89:20

And ye love wealth with inordinate love!

(and love wealth, with an excessive love.. … 89:20). The word jamm means ’excessive’. This verse refers to the fourth evil trait of the unbelievers. They have an insatiable love for wealth. The word ’excessive’ indicates that love of wealth in itself, in a sober sense, is a natural

instinct of man. That has not been condemned here. What is denounced is the excessive or insatiable love of wealth. After describing the evil traits of the unbelievers, the passage reverts to the main theme that was emphasised in the earlier part of the Surah with five oaths, that is, the punishment of the Hereafter.

References:

Shafi, Muhammad (2008). Maariful Quran. (Vol .8 surah 89 verse 20). English – Maariful Quran : Mufti

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