Al-Furqan 25:50
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 364
Varied Presentation
وَلَقَدۡ صَرَّفۡنَٰهُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ لِيَذَّكَّرُواْ فَأَبَىٰٓ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورࣰا ٥٠
And verily We have repeated it among them that they may remember, but most of mankind begrudge aught save ingratitude.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We have distributed it among them that they might be reminded.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “tasrif” as altering something into various forms, turning it this way and that.
Reflect
Heed counsel that comes in different forms.
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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