Al-Furqan 25:23
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 362
Scattered Dust
وَقَدِمۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُواْ مِنۡ عَمَلࣲ فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ هَبَآءࣰ مَّنثُورًا ٢٣
And We shall turn unto the work they did and make it scattered motes.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “haba’” is the dust seen floating when sunlight falls through a window.
Reflect
Make your deeds solid through 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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