Adh-Dhariyat 51:40
The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 522
Blameworthy
فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمࣱ ٤٠
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, while he was blameworthy.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Pharaoh drowned while committing blameworthy acts of disbelief, tyranny and crime.
Reflect
Give up something blameworthy today.
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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