Surah Al-Isra 17:34
سُورَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ · Meccan · Verse 34 of 111
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ مَالَ ٱلْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ ۚ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِٱلْعَهْدِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْـُٔولًۭا
Translation
Do not go near the orphan’s property, except with the best [intentions], until he reaches the age of maturity. Honour your pledges: you will be questioned about your pledges.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Isra 17:34 is discussed in 22 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Orphans (Yateem) (key verse)
- Pledges (Ahd) (key verse)
- Fulfillment (Wafa') (key verse)
- Responsibility (Mas'uliyyah) (key verse)
- Economy (Iqtisad)
- Trustworthiness (Amanah)
- Manliness (Rujulah)
- Allegiance (Bay'ah)
- The Forbidden (Haram)
- Divine Limits (Hudud)
- Rights (Huquq)
- Loss (Khusran)
- Treachery (Khiyanah)
- The Holy Quran (Al-Qur'an al-Karim)
- Concealment (Kitman)
- Curse (La'n)
- The Covenant (Mithaq)
- Time (Waqt)
- Secrets (Sirr)
- Reconciliation (Silm)
- Truthfulness (Sidq)
- Foreign Relations (Alaqat Dawliyyah)
Reflect on this verse
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