Al-Fajr 89:21
The Dawn · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 593
When the Earth Is Levelled
كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكࣰّا دَكࣰّا ٢١
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
No! When the earth is levelled, pounded and crushed.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is the warning “Do not do so!”: do not cling greedily to wealth; while you have the chance, do good for Allah and urge one another to honour the orphan and feed the poor.
Reflect
Turn an opportunity you have into a good deed today.
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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