Al-Furqan 25:22
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 362
No Good News
يَوۡمَ يَرَوۡنَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ لَا بُشۡرَىٰ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجۡرࣰا مَّحۡجُورࣰا ٢٢
On the day when they behold the angels, on that day there will be no good tidings for the guilty; and they will cry: A forbidding ban.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The day they see the angels — no good tidings that day for the criminals; they will say: “Keep away, keep away!”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “hijran mahjura” is a phrase of seeking refuge said when an enemy or something hateful attacks.
Reflect
Strive to be among those glad to see the angels.
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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