Meccan·Surah 90

البلد

Surah Al-Balad — Ayah 15

The City

20 Ayahs·Verse 90:15
90:15

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

An orphan of near relationship

Context in Surah Al-Balad

Nearby ayahs help place verse 90:15 in sequence and meaning.

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

It is the freeing of a slave

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Or a needy person in misery

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.