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Sūra al-Ṣaff 61: 3

Our Qur’anic Word today is quite a strong one in its meaning. The word مَقْتٌ only occurs around 6 times in the Qur’an, but is used in a very strong sense each time, to describe something abhorrent or disgusting in the sight of Allah.

Originally the word مَقْتٌ was the term for ‘marrying one’s father’s wife after his death’, which was a pre-Islamic practice that was strongly condemned and put an end to by Islam as it was considered a disgusting and abhorrent act.

Thereafter, any act that was outrageous and abhorrent was called مَقت.

So what kind of things elicit Allah’s مَقت in the Qur’an? 3 things are mentioned: 

1) كُفر or denying what you know to be true deep down, 

2) arguing about Allah’s revelations without proof, and 

3) which is the scariest as it can affect any of us, especially because Allah addresses the believers when He says: 

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ , كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ اللَّـهِ أَن تَقُولُوا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

O you who believe! Why do you say what you do not do? It is greatly outrageous to Allah that you should say what you do not do.

Not only does Allah dislike that believers would say that which they do not do, preach what they do not practice, but He actually abhors it with hatred and disgust. 

May Allah protect us from that مَقت!