Al-Ghashiyah 88:13
The Overwhelming · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 592
Raised Couches
فِيهَا سُرُرࣱ مَّرۡفُوعَةࣱ ١٣
Wherein are couches raised.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
In it are raised couches.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “sarir” as a throne, seat or pavilion where one sits in joy; it is raised both above the ground and in honour.
Reflect
Today, make a moment to sit, rest joyfully and give thanks.
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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