Meccan·Surah 90

البلد

Surah Al-Balad — Ayah 17

The City

20 Ayahs·Verse 90:17
90:17

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.

Context in Surah Al-Balad

Nearby ayahs help place verse 90:17 in sequence and meaning.

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

An orphan of near relationship

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Or a needy person in misery

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Those are the companions of the right.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.