Al-’Adiyat 100:5
The Courser · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 599
Into the Midst
فَوَسَطۡنَ بِهِۦ جَمۡعًا ٥
Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe).
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And plunging into the midst of a host…
Insight
According to Elmalılı, these are forces that strike an enemy army right in its centre and scatter it. All these oaths stress the truth that follows.
Reflect
Plunge into the “middle” of a hard task you have been putting off.
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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