Ad-Dukhan 44:11
The Smoke · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 496
The Evident Smoke
يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ ١١
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.
Insight
Elmalılı relates two interpretations: by Ibn Mas‘ud, the smoke seen by the hungry during a severe famine; by ‘Ali, a smoke that will come before the Hour.
Reflect
Repent, reflecting on the signs of the Hour.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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