Al-Furqan 25:45
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 364
Extending the Shade
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيۡفَ مَدَّ ٱلظِّلَّ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ لَجَعَلَهُۥ سَاكِنࣰا ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَا ٱلشَّمۡسَ عَلَيۡهِ دَلِيلࣰا ٤٥
Hast thou not seen how thy Lord hath spread the shade - And if He willed He could have made it still - then We have made the sun its pilot.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Have you not seen how your Lord extends the shadow? Then We made the sun its guide.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, seeing here is looking towards your Lord, seeing His act in the shade with the heart’s eye.
Reflect
Look at a shadow today and think of your Lord.
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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