Who gives but little, and is niggardly?
And he gave a little, then refrained?
and gives a little, and then grudgingly?
and gives so little [of himself for the good of his soul], and so grudgingly?
And gave little, and then stopped?
And gave a little, then stopped (giving)?
And gave a little, and held back?
who gave a little, and then stopped?
And gave a little, then stopped
And gave a little, then was grudging?
gave a little and held off?
and gives a little, grudgingly?
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
and grudgingly spends very little for the cause of God?
And gives a little and (then) withholds.
WaaAA<u>ta</u> qaleelan waakd<u>a</u>
who at first gave a little, then later held back?
Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?
وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ
He gave a little wealth and then held back, because miserliness was an innate quality in him. Despite this he declares his soul to be pure.
He gave a little wealth and then held back, because miserliness was an innate quality in him. Despite this he declares his soul to be pure.
<p>وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰ (and gave a little, and stopped? ...53:34) The word akda is derived from kudyah which refers to a hard or stony piece of ground or clod that appears in the course of digging a well or a trench. As a result, the digger cannot dig any further. Thus the meaning of the verse is that at first he gave a little, then he stopped giving. In view of the incident narrated under the heading of "Background of Revelation", the meaning is quite clear. [ For the person in that incident paid a little amount and then stopped payment.] Apart from this meaning, Sayyidna Mujahid, Said Ibn Jubair, ` Ikrimah, Qatadah and others interpret this word to imply that a person spent a little in Allah's way, then stopped it; or at first he was somewhat inclined towards Allah's obedience, and he obeyed Him for a while, and then gave it up [ vide Ibn Kathir ].</p>
وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰ (and gave a little, and stopped? ...53:34) The word akda is derived from kudyah which refers to a hard or stony piece of ground or clod that appears in the course of digging a well or a trench. As a result, the digger cannot dig any further. Thus the meaning of the verse is that at first he gave a little, then he stopped giving. In view of the incident narrated under the heading of "Background of Revelation", the meaning is quite clear. [ For the person in that incident paid a little amount and then stopped payment.] Apart from this meaning, Sayyidna Mujahid, Said Ibn Jubair, ` Ikrimah, Qatadah and others interpret this word to imply that a person spent a little in Allah's way, then stopped it; or at first he was somewhat inclined towards Allah's obedience, and he obeyed Him for a while, and then gave it up [ vide Ibn Kathir ].