Meccan·Surah 90

البلد

Surah Al-Balad — Ayah 16

The City

20 Ayahs·Verse 90:16
90:16

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Or a needy person in misery

Context in Surah Al-Balad

Nearby ayahs help place verse 90:16 in sequence and meaning.

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

An orphan of near relationship

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.

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Those are the companions of the right.