Al-’Ankabut 29:15
The Spider · Meccan · Juz 20 · Page 398
The Ark a Sign
فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَأَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلسَّفِينَةِ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَآ ءَايَةࣰ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٥
And We rescued him and those with him in the ship, and made of it a portent for the peoples.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
But We saved him and those in the ship and made it a sign for the worlds.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the ship or the event is a lesson for all reasoning beings: protection from Allah’s punishment depends on faith, not on means.
Reflect
Seek salvation in taking refuge with Allah.
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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