Al-’Alaq 96:3
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The Most Generous
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ ٣
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Read! Your Lord is the Most Generous.
Insight
Elmalılı says the second “Read!” has two meanings: a reminder that reading is learned by repetition, and a command to pass on what one reads to others.
Reflect
Today, teach someone something you have learned.
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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