Al-Ghashiyah 88:20
The Overwhelming · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 592
Look at the Earth
وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ ٢٠
And the earth, how it is spread.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And at the earth, how it is spread out?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the earth they live on, which yields to them and in which they will be buried, is spread out as a surface with mountains, valleys and plains.
Reflect
Today, think about what the earth beneath your feet gives you.
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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