Adh-Dhariyat 51:36
The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 522
A Single House
فَمَا وَجَدۡنَا فِيهَا غَيۡرَ بَيۡتࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ٣٦
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
But We found not within it other than a house of Muslims.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, there were no believers but one household; it was they who were saved, and that was the house of Lot.
Reflect
Stay on the truth even if you are alone.
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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