Ayetآية

Al-Haqqah 69:45

The Reality · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 568

Seized by the Right Hand

لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡيَمِينِ ۝٤٥

We assuredly had taken him by the right hand.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

We would have seized him by the right hand.

Insight

According to Elmalılı, “yamin” here means either the Prophet’s right hand or Allah’s strength and power.

Reflect

Remember that Allah has power over everything.

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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