سورة الواقِعَة
Surah Al-Wâqi‘ah 56:79
The Great Event · Verse 79 of 96
لَا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
No one can achieve true insight into it except those who are purified (by leading righteous lives).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
Ahmed Ali
Only they can reach it who are clean (of mind).
12 more translations
Ali Unal
None except the purified ones can reach it (to obtain the knowledge it contains. And none except those cleansed of material and spiritual impurities should touch it).
Daryabadi
Which none can touch except the purified.
Faridul Haque
None may touch it, except with ablution.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Which none touches save the purified ones.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Which none shall touch except those who are purified.
Muhammad Asad
which none but the pure [of heart] can touch
Muhammad Musin Khan
Which (that Book with Allah) none can touch but the purified (i.e. the angels).
Muhammad Pickthall
Which none toucheth save the purified,
Muhammad Sarwar
no one can touch it except the purified ones.
Muhammed ali Shakir
None shall touch it save the purified ones.
Rashad Khalifa
None can grasp it except the sincere.
Shabbir Ahmed
This is a Book that none but the pure of mind can grasp.
Commentary 56:79 The verse is commonly understood that only those who are clean (have clean hands or limbs) should touch this Book. Two words in this verse need…
لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ
56:79 The verse is commonly understood that only those who are clean (have clean hands or limbs) should touch this Book. Two words in this verse need attention. Massa مَسُّmeans to come close, or to touch. In the case of “touching” the Holy Qur’ân it would mean to come close to its understanding. Then there is the word taharaطَهَّر that means purification or cleanliness. Allâh addresses human beings in their totality. There are outer aspects of purification and inner aspects of purification. Many who are dedicated to inviting people to Allâh’s religion emphasize mainly to the outer rules of Divine Law and ignore the requirements relating to inner purification. The inner purification is the purification of our heart and soul, which is achieved through taqwa – the deeds of righteousness achieved by following the prescribed Divine Laws. While reading the words of Allâh from the Holy Book, the servant is in intimate closeness to his Lord. When the servant desires to engage in intimate conversation with his Lord, it is incumbent on him to come close to his Lord in a purified state. The more purified he his, the more prepared he is to understand the words of his Lord and therefore to engage in an intimate conversation. The Divine Rule stated in this verse is that no one can achieve true insight into the Divine Words except those who are purified by leading righteous lives