Al-Furqan 25:48
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 364
Winds as Good Tidings
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَرۡسَلَ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشۡرَۢا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡ رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰ طَهُورࣰا ٤٨
And He it is Who sendeth the winds, glad tidings heralding His mercy, and We send down purifying water from the sky.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
It is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy, and We send down from the sky pure water.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “bushran” means bearers of good news; some readings have “nushran,” spreaders.
Reflect
See the wind as a herald of mercy.
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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