Surah Al-Balad 90:12
ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
Tafsir of Al-Balad 90:12
Tafsir
Mafatih al-Ghayb
Verse range: 90:12
Surah Al-Balad (The City) (90): Verses 12-14
(90:12) And what will make you know what the steep path is?
There must be an implied, omitted phrase here, because "the steep path" (*al-'aqabah*) is not literally "freeing a slave." The meaning is: **"And what will make you know what the climbing of the steep path is?"** This serves to magnify the importance of adhering to the religion (i.e., undertaking the difficult path of faith).
(90:13) [It is] the freeing of a slave,