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Surah ash-Shu`ara' (The Poets ) 26 : 215

وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to those who follow you of the Believers.

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(26:215:1)
wa-ikh'fiḍ
And lower
(26:215:2)
janāḥaka
your wing
(26:215:3)
(26:215:4)
ittabaʿaka
follow you
(26:215:5)
(26:215:6)
l-mu'minīna
the believers

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Explanatory Note

The sūrah then tells the Prophet how to treat the believers who respond to God’s message as a result of his efforts: “And spread the wing of your tenderness over all of the believers who follow you.”  Thus the Prophet is instructed to treat the believers gently, and to show his humility and kindness. This instruction is given in a physical, tangible image like a bird lowering its wings in flight but seeking to descend. The Prophet adopted this attitude with believers throughout his life. Indeed, his manners were a practical translation of the Qur’ān.

 

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The subject matter and the style show that this Surah was revealed during the middle Makkan period. According to Ibn Abbas (a great companion of the Prophet), Surah 20: Ta Ha was revealed, followed by Surah 56: al-Waqi’ah (The Occurrence) and then Surah 26: ash-Shu’ara’ (The Poets).

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