Al-Ghashiyah 88:18
The Overwhelming · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 592
Look at the Sky
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ ١٨
And the heaven, how it is raised.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And at the sky, how it is raised?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, in that astonishing sky they watch night and day there are countless bodies, each swimming in its orbit without pillar or support.
Reflect
Tonight, raise your head and look at the sky for a minute.
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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