An-Nahl - An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'an

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58. “And when one of them is given the news of having a daughter his face becomes black while he is wroth inwardly.”

This verse refers to the third hideous evil habit of the pagans for the sake of complementing the above discussion. It implies that when one of them is informed of the good tidings of having been provided a daughter by Allah, he will be so infuriated with anger that his face changes altogether and becomes blackened while being full of wrath.

The noble verse says:

“And when one of them is given the news of having a daughter his face becomes black while he is wroth inwardly.”