Adh-Dhariyat 51:49
The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 522
In Pairs
وَمِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَيۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٤٩
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And of all things We created two mates, that you may remember.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, some understood this as male and female of every animal kind, including plants too.
Reflect
Notice the harmony of pairs around you.
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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