Adh-Dhariyat 51:7
The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 521
The Sky with Pathways
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡحُبُكِ ٧
By the heaven full of paths.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
By the heaven containing pathways.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “dhat al-hubuk” is a marvellous expression with much said about it: a woven, pathed, patterned sky.
Reflect
Look tonight at the order of the sky.
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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