Adh-Dhariyat 51:41
The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 522
The Barren Wind
وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ ٤١
And in (the tribe of) A’ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And in ‘Ad, when We sent against them the barren wind.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “‘aqim” as a wind with no good or benefit, that does not pollinate, or one that cuts off at the root and destroys.
Reflect
Reflect that wind can be a mercy or a punishment.
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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