Al-Balad 90:3
The City · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 594
Father and Child
وَوَالِدࣲ وَمَا وَلَدَ ٣
And the begetter and that which he begat.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And by the father and what he begot.
Insight
Elmalılı relates several views; according to Mujahid the father is Adam and the child his descendants.
Reflect
Today, do a kindness for your parents or your child.
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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