Al-Furqan 25:21
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 362
Those Who Expect Not the Meeting
۞وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرۡجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوۡلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ أَوۡ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَاۗ لَقَدِ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ فِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَعَتَوۡ عُتُوࣰّا كَبِيرࣰا ٢١
And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord! Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Those who do not expect the meeting with Us said: “Why were angels not sent to us, or why do we not see our Lord?”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “raja’” commonly means hope and desire; these are those who do not hope to meet Allah.
Reflect
Hope to meet Allah and prepare for it.
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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