The Verse of Evil Eye ( ar, آیه وَإِن يَكَادُ ) is

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51 and 52 of

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( Q68:51-52) in the

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. It is usually recited for protection from the

evil eye The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...

. It states: "And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say: Indeed, he is mad. But it is not except a reminder to the worlds (68:51 and 52)."Quran Surah Al-Qalam
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The context of the verse

Verse 51: And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad." Verse 52: But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.

Exegesis

The verse refers to an

. This meant that they want to make

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sick and die with a special kind of look.Mahmoud ibn Omar Al-Zamakhshary, Kashaf, Qoqnoos Publication, vol.4, p.597. It also suggests that the verse is a metonymy for 'very angry glances', as they looked very furiously as if they wanted to kill

. In addition, the grudges of the disbelievers led them to a contradiction. On the one hand, they understood the importance of the Quran insofar as they desired the destruction of the Islamic Prophet, but on the other hand, they accuse him of madness.Mohsen Qara'ti, Tafsire Nour, Cultural center of Quran lessons Publication, 2009, vol.10, p.191.

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The context of the verse

Exegesis

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