LessonsThe Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory ConductQuiz

وَتَزْجُرُ عَنِ الظُّلْمِ ثُمَّ تَغْشَاهُ
You sharply forbid injustice, then go on to commit it yourself.

Tazjuru means to rebuke or restrain firmly. Taghshāhu literally conveys approaching or entering something, here falling into injustice.

Thumma places the second act after the first: public denunciation followed by private violation. Sequence intensifies the rebuke.

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Condemning Injustice, Then Committing It

The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory Conduct

وَتَزْجُرُ عَنِ الظُّلْمِ ثُمَّ تَغْشَاهُ
You sharply forbid injustice, then go on to commit it yourself.

Tazjuru means to rebuke or restrain firmly. Taghshāhu literally conveys approaching or entering something, here falling into injustice.

Thumma places the second act after the first: public denunciation followed by private violation. Sequence intensifies the rebuke.