Quran Universe
51:50

فَفِرُّوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ

Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun

So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

Word by word
  1. فَفِرُّوٓاْSo flee
  2. إِلَىto
  3. ٱللَّهِۖAllah
  4. إِنِّيindeed,I am
  5. لَكُمto you
  6. مِّنۡهُfrom Him
  7. نَذِيرٞa warner
  8. مُّبِينٞclear
Adh-Dhariyat · 51:50Makkah

Run toward Allah, not away from Him.

Where to go when you are afraid

Flee to Allah
youafraid, worn out
flee to
Allahshelter and trust
a clear warnerthe Prophet ﷺ tells you
Which way to run
away from Himinto distraction
toward Himin all your affairs

After the signs in the sky, the earth and the pairs, the call comes: flee to Allah. The tafsir explains it as seek shelter with Him and trust in Him in all of your affairs. The Prophet ﷺ is a clear warner from Him.

Bad news hits and you run: to the fridge, to scrolling, to blaming, to staying in bed. The verse points you the other way. Run to the One who can actually carry it.

When things go wrong, I escape into anything that numbs it.

The safest place to run when afraid is toward Allah.

Try this

Next time you feel the urge to escape, pause and make wudu or say one dua first.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (shared passage from 51:47)

With Hands We constructed the heaven. Verily, We are able to expand the vastness of space thereof (47)And We have made the earth a Firash; how excellent spreader (thereof) are We (48)And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (49)So, flee to Allah. Verily, I am a plain warner to you from Him (50)And set not up any other god along with Allah. Verily, I am a plain warner to you from Him (51)

Proofs of Allah's Oneness abound in the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth

Allah reminds us of the creating of the higher and lower worlds,

وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا

(We constructed the heaven.) meaning, 'We made it as a high roof, protected from falling,'

 بِأَيْدٍ

(with Hands), meaning, with strength, according to 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah, Ath-Thawri and several others,

وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

(Verily, We are able to extend the vastness of space thereof.) means, 'We made it vast and We brought its roof higher without pillars to support it, and thus it is hanging independently.'

وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا

(And We have made the earth a Firash), meaning, 'We have made it a resting place for the created,'

 فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ

(how excellent a spreader (thereof) are We!), meaning, 'We spread it for its inhabitants,'

وَمِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ

(And of everything We have created pairs,) meaning, all the created are in pairs, the heaven and earth, night and day, sun and moon, land and sea, light and darkness, faith and disbelief, death and life, misery and happiness, Paradise and Fire, in addition to the animals and plants. The statement of Allah the Exalted,

لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

(that you may remember.) and know that the Creator, Allah, is One without partners,

فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ 

(So, flee to Allah.) meaning, seek shelter with Him and trust in Him in all of your affairs,

إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ - وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ ۖ

(Verily, I am a plain warner to you from Him. And set not up any other god along with Allah.) do not associate any partners with Him,

إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ

(Verily, I am a plain warner to you from Him.)