سُوْرَةُ عَبَسَ

Surah Abasa (80) — Ayah 9

He frowned · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 585

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ ﴿9﴾
And is afraid (of Allâh and His punishment).
وَهُوَ wahuwa While he
يَخْشَىٰ yakhshā fears

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9. 1 The fear of God is also in his heart.

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9. And he fears [5] (Allah).

[5] That is, despite being blind, he made an effort and reached you merely to understand the teachings of Islam. He had no one to hold his hand. He was also concerned that he might fall into a pit or stumble upon something and fall. Or if enemies of Islam troubled him on the way, what would he do? Merely for the sake of seeking the truth and fearing Allah, he reached you (ﷺ), so you should have valued his effort and sincere seeking and should have turned to him first.