Qur'an 55:7–9 · Surah Ar-Rahman · Medinan
Do not transgress the balance
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Arabic text
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ7 أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡمِيزَانِ8 وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُواْ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ9
Translation · Saheeh International
7And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
8That you not transgress within the balance
9And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance
Explanation
Our educational summary. It is not part of the Qur'an and is not a tafsir.
God set the balance, and people are told not to transgress it and to establish fair measure. The primary meaning concerns justice; many scholars today also reflect on it in relation to the balance of the natural world.
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