Surah Ma’arij Ayat 18 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 18
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
and amassed wealth and covetously hoarded it.
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.
And (who) gathered (riches); (so he) prudently kept them.
amasses wealth and hoards it.
اور جمع کرکے سنبھال رکھتا ہے
Quran 70 Verse 18 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ma’arij ayat 18, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(70:18) and amassed wealth and covetously hoarded it.[12]
12. Here also, as in (Surah Al-Haqqah, Ayat 33-34), two causes have been mentioned of a person’s evil end in the Hereafter:
(1) His repudiation of the truth and refusal to affirm faith.
(2) His worship of the world and stinginess because of which he amasses wealth and refuses to spend it on any good cause.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-Ma’arij verse 18 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maarij ayat 8 which provides the complete commentary from verse 8 through 18.
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