Surah Sad 38:26
سُورَةُ صٓ · Meccan · Verse 26 of 88
يَٰدَاوُۥدُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰكَ خَلِيفَةًۭ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا نَسُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْحِسَابِ
Translation
‘David, We have given you mastery over the land. Judge fairly between people. Do not follow your desires, lest they divert you from God’s path: those who wander from His path will have a painful torment because they ignore the Day of Reckoning.’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Sad 38:26 is discussed in 28 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Base Desire (Hawa) (key verse)
- Prophet David (Dawud) (key verse)
- Mankind (Nas) (key verse)
- Sincerity (Ikhlas)
- Verification (Tathabbut)
- Ruling (Hukm)
- Extremism (Ghuluww)
- Salvation (Najah)
- Forgetfulness (Nisyan)
- Governance (Siyasah)
- Sealing of Hearts (Tab')
- Prophet Adam
- Following Guidance (Ittiba)
- Reconciliation (Islah)
- Trustworthiness (Amanah)
- Fairness (Insaf)
- Change (Taghyir)
- Preservation (Hifz)
- The Truth (Haqq)
- Abominations (Fawahish)
- Sovereignty (Mulk)
- Prophethood (Nubuwwah)
- Unity (Wahdah)
- Misguidance (Dalal)
Reflect on this verse
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