Al-Buruj 85:5
The Mansions of the Stars · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 590
The Blazing Fire
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ ٥
Of the fuel-fed fire.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Of the fire full of fuel.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, they dug trenches of blazing fire, heavy with fuel, to throw the believers into and force them to give up their faith.
Reflect
Do not think too much of the small prices you pay for your faith.
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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