Al-Fajr 89:7
The Dawn · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 593
Iram
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ ٧
With many-columned Iram.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Iram of the pillars?
Insight
Elmalılı relates three views on “Iram”: the name of a tribe, of a city, or of ‘Ad’s ancestors. “Of the pillars” may point to their tall buildings or their great stature.
Reflect
It is not the buildings you make but the good you do that lasts.
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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